When Dad Comes Home from Fires

These are pictures from the days when Kev got to come home. 

This was his 14th season and the busiest yet.  He went on 12+ fires in 11 weeks.

When he did make it home, he worked around the house on projects I can't do 

and we planned special dad time.

Tee Ball

Backyard Camping

Kev, Maylee, and Cinder attempted to sleep in the tent.  Both Cinder and Maylee got cold.  Maylee ended up in the sleeping bag with Kev and Cinder on top of them.  So, Kev got kicked by both Maylee and Cinder.  At sunrise, Cinder got them up...way earlier than Kev and Maylee's normal waking time.

Fishing
Maylee caught her first fish! (A massive catfish...wink, wink).
She caught lots of them so Kev called her the Catfish Hunter.

 Another fishing trip...
I took a movie of one of the many she caught.  Maylee watched the fish's mouth and then told me it says, "Put me back in the water."  She also named that fish Figaro Alice.

 Some fish weren't going to survive to turn back so she brought them home.

Cheney Family Cabin

Our friends have a float house in one of the bays around Coeur d'Alene Lake.  Maylee always asks to go there, even if it is winter time.

Kaleah would giggle when Hailey would put the toy frog on her head and it would fall off.

Swimming Lessons

Maylee LOVED swimming lessons!  She was the youngest in her group but the bravest!

Kangaroo Jumps...

 Blowing Bubbles...

 Big Kicks...

 Learning Monkey Mouth to Dunk...

 Kick Board...

 Splashing Kaleah (all the kids liked to try and get her wet)...

 And, Kaleah liked being splashed...

 Pool Fundraiser Night... Ammie came up to watch lessons and donate to the fundraiser.

This is after Maylee had only 3.5 hours of lesson time...

She also "thought of a new trick" (sit on ledge, dive in, and do a somersault before coming up).  I happened to be filming her so it is on video.  She says she thought of it by herself.  I'm not sure, but I didn't see anyone else around us doing that trick and they didn't learn it during lessons.

Kamiah & Cabin Visit

Grandma Linda's House

The Cabin