The Famous St. Anthony

St. Anthony, Idaho may not be the Big Apple, but it's close enough in our book. This city is where my dad grew up, and I swear, it has not grown a bit since 1950. What other city has stayed the exact same through decades of time? That is why we absolutely love St. A. It is the best kept secret in the nation. My dad lived right on the Snake River, which is our favorite thing to do. We love floating the river and getting out at the sandbar, which has a diving board and a way fun slide. We then float the river down to the powerhouse. Seriously, so much fun. It wouldn't be complete without a 50 cent root beer float from Grant's. 

We love to go up over the 24th of July so we can watch the parade. So great! This year a lady was coming around with a massage chair, and leave it to Brent to ask if she was giving out free massages. She replied "yes" and told him to take a seat. I was a little jealous. It looked heavenly! But I could barely take the pictures because I was laughing so hard. Here Brent is relaxed as could be while the whole float is continuing behind him. He definitely caught everyone's attention! 

Morning walk in the windy Rexburg. 

Funny story with this scene. So, this exact spot, 18 years ago is where my dad took us one day when my mom was speaking at EFY. We sat here as they pulled up with a cow and a man with a gun. My dad, thinking this would be a great experience for the kids, sat us all down on those benches. They pulled the cow in and shot him right on the spot. They then proceeded to cut the cow up. My dad sat there with his jaw dropped to the floor as he then remembered he was the dad and his 3 kids were right next to him. He looked over to find us all with tears coming down our eyes. haha and then "don't tell mom." Of course the first thing Tyson said when we saw our mom, "You won't believe what dad took us to see." haha of course! Such a funny memory to relive here. 

I can hardly wait to meet my grandpa. He sounds like such an amazing man! 

Bear Lake

I grew up going to Bear Lake every now and then and absolutely love it. The brothers don't love it as much as I do because the water is pretty choppy for wake boarding (and a little cold). But, it is so beautiful and everybody needs to experience it. Once I found out Brent had never been, it was on the agenda! We spent the whole day on the lake. It was so fun to have Zac and Janelle there before they left to Texas. And of course, we enjoyed our famous Bear Lake raspberry shakes. Delicious!

It may not have been perfect wake boarding water, but perfect for learning to surf! 

The Sweet San Clemente

We absolutely LOVE the beach! One of our favorite family vacations is going to San Diego. This time we rented a beach house right on the beach. It was amazing! We literally did the beach all day every day. Brent served his mission in Anaheim so we did a little tour of his mission. It was so awesome to meet the people he served and to be taken back to some of his old memories. I loved it!! Here are some pictures of our amazing, relaxing vacation.

                       

The first day always results in this...sadly. 

Brent taught the boys how to surf which was fun!

It was so fun to meet the people Brent served around. And this cute family was one Brent baptized. They are amazing and just the cutest. 

We went to the Mormon Battalion Center in San Diego on Sunday. It was so cool. Here we are digging for gold. 

Enjoying some BBQ with a view!

This was one of the funnest things we did. It was so funny because apparently you have to reserve these fire pits around 6 am the morning that you want to use them or they are all taken. So, of course leave it to the Jergensen's to get all the things to have a fire and try to find a pit around 7 pm. ha! So Brent and Zac sprinted the whole beach trying to find a vacant pit. Finally, after no luck, we just asked the nicest Christian church group to share with us. They were so nice! It was such a blast. So dreamy... I mean roasting hot dogs right along the beach with the waves crashing in the background!... Doesn't get much better. 

                          

Loving the card games on the beach. 

Brent really wanted to go to the New Port Beach Temple since this is the temple he went to on his mission. It was so beautiful! 

  

Whale watching. So much fun! 90% chance you will see a whale on this tour. Jergensens=bad luck. No whale sightings. But a whole lot of fun. 

Love the morning runs along the beach!

Laguna Beach is the most beautiful beach!

Walking around the beautiful Laguna Beach. 

This hole was so deep, Daxton's legs are standing up straight!

The beautiful Laguna Beach! Picture perfect! 

'Till next year Cali!