Sun Valley in September

Back in September we went up to Sun Valley for a couple of days. Sun Valley is one of our favorite vacation spots. It is absolutely beautiful and relaxing. We were especially lucky this time because all of the Olsen cousins were able to come. Here's Ava and Christian practicing their golf swings.

Ava and Christian had a great time playing with their cousins, going on bike rides, swimming, and staying up late watching movies. Here's the kids on Sunday before we headed home.

We had such a fun time and can't wait for more Sun Valley adventures!

Sun Valley Serenade

Last June, we made our semi-annual trip to Sun Valley, Idaho with Krista's family. One of the fun things we did while there was to take Ava swimming. She was very excited while at the hotel (as pictured below), but was absolutely terrified to get in the water once we got to the pool. After trying to coax her in for nearly 30 minutes, Larry finally took her in kicking and screaming. Within minutes she had calmed down. And an hour later she had completely thrown caution to the wind and was acting as though she could swim if we would just let her go.

We did many other fun things in Sun Valley (eating, shopping, biking, watching Sun Valley Serenade for the millionth time), but failed to take any pictures until our last day there. Here are pictures of Ava with each of her parents.

For those that are curious, Krista was about six and a half months pregnant in the above picture.

We also got some pictures of Ava with her cousin Annissa. They make a cute little pair.

You may not be able to tell it from these pictures, but they were both extremely nervous to sit on this rock. They were certain that they were going to fall into the little stream behind them.

There's another trip to Sun Valley planned in September, but it just so happens to fall on the same weekend that a certain someone is scheduled to make their grand appearance. So, it's goodbye to Sun Valley until next year for the Furr family.

Sun Valley Redux

We decided to share a few more pictures from our vacation last month to Sun Valley. While we were there we were able to take Ava for her second swim.

Ava's first swim was when we were down in Las Vegas last March for the Mountain West basketball tournament. However, the water was pretty cold so she never really got in the water, but instead sat in Larry's lap within an inner tube.

This time around the water was bathtub warm and Ava truly enjoyed herself as evidenced by the large amounts of water she splashed into her parents' faces as she kicked her legs and flailed her arms.

The weather in Sun Valley was beautiful and Ava loved taking walks with her parents while soaking up the rays of sun (they don't call it Sun Valley for nothing).

However, baby skin can only take so much sun; and so the shade proved a welcome rest from the heat.

Here's a picture taken before we gave Ava the flower which produced the pictures we shared previously.

This is her contemplating how she can finagle that flower from dad.

As you know from our previous Sun Valley post, she was successful. Well, that does it for the Sun Valley pictures this year.

Discovering Nature

We spent a few days up in Sun Valley with Krista's family last month and took these pictures of Ava playing with a flower. At first we were trying to use the flower to get Ava to look at the camera. When that failed, we decided to just give it to her to play with. This resulted in some darling pictures.

Here she ponders how the flower works. Note the perplexed look.

Let's take a closer look. I wonder if I can eat this? (Yes, she tried.)

Fine, if I can't eat it, I guess I'll just tear it apart instead.

Who knew a flower could be so fascinating?