Turner Falls

*Sorry this one is a little long but there are lots of pictures* On Friday we made our annual trip to Turner Falls. (For those who don't know, we go every year to meet Leslie, Brent and the little ones because they're there for their family reunion). Our trip was a little different this year. It was storming when we first got there so we thought we were not going to get to swim long. We visited a little and once the cars were loaded back up and the tubes deflated, the sun came out. So, we unpacked everything and blew the tubes back up and off to the water we went.

McKinly in the freezing water before the storm hit


Cody a little upset he got rained on (he should be, it poured on all of us)


McKinly and Ty playing with the tubes while it was raining outside


Uncle Brent doing the Ceremonial "dunk" since Cade had never been to Turner Falls before. Cade enjoyed it a lot more than Cody did the first time Uncle Brent put him in the water.


Flashback: This is a picture of Uncle Brent and Cody the first time Cody went to Turner Falls.


Back to the present time.
Shelby and Cody playing by the water

Cody Throwing rocks in the water. He enjoyed this more than swimming


Cody, Meghan, and Uncle Brent


Ty tubing down some little rocks

Aunt Leslie sharing her snow cone with Cade. Mrs. Gilda was brave to hold him while he ate the RED snow cone!


Cody and Meghan sharing their snow cones. I thought I was smart by getting him the clear one but Meghan decided to feed him her blue one. Oh well, it was fun watching them.


Shelby and McKinly tubing down the river.


They then saw Hope fall out of her tube on these rocks, so they decided to get out and walk! Smart girls!


They made their way to what they call the "Blue Hole" where they have a slide and diving board. McKinly has always been a bit scared of the steep slide, but this year she decided to give it a try and she had a blast. We were very proud of her for trying it!!!

Here she is in mid air right before she hit the water!


Cade's just hanging out


Aunt Leslie, Meghan, and Cody on the bridge


Aunt Leslie and Shelby giving Cade kisses before we left


Fun times were had by all and we can't wait to go back next year. In fact, we might try and go camping there this summer when Nana, Aunt Chandler and Shelby come and stay this summer. Aunt Chandler didn't get to go this year and the kids have so much fun there we might try and go for a weekend. Plus, Daddy hasn't been able to go for the past three years so it's about time we get him going down that slide with McKinly!