Family Time, Fun Time, Summer Time

Once again we had a fabulous time in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at the Gozzer Ranch.  It is such a wonderful place to vacation with the family, there is golfing, pool swimming, lake swimming, boating, paint balling, fishing and so much more!  Both girls and their families had a three day head start on Scott and me, but that was good because we were all (12 of us!) staying in a three bedroom condo!  We did not have the best of weather this year, although it was always sunny and warm in the afternoon, but we had rain most nights and a bit into the morning.
                                                      These are views from the penthouse condo where we stayed.

This is called the Lakeside Resort, Gozzer built this huge complex for its members to purchase.  The word is that Lance Armstrong purchased two 4,000 sq.ft. condos and is having a wall taken out to make one big condo!!

The day Dina and Jamie got there, they saw Phil Mickelson with his family on the course.  Apparently he is thinking about becoming a member....Jamie was a bit star struck!!

Now back to our family adventures...first lots of swimming in the beautiful Gozzer Pool.  They have a whole complex for kiddos...pool, wading pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, fitness center, play structure, swings, food shack, the red barn has a pottery room with a kiln so you can take a piece of pottery and paint it and they will kiln dry it for you.  It has a ping pong table, several computers and a big screen with movies to choose from...lots of activities to keep the younger set happy!

Addie and Jalen getting a push from Dina

Tristan in the kiddie pool

Ellie painting in the Red Barn

Lily painting a little giraffe

Every summer we rent the Gozzer Wakeboarding Boat...it comes with a driver and another very experienced wake boarder or surfer to help all of us who want to try our hand at something new.

Caleb on the surf board.  

Ellie on the wake board!

Lily got up with AJ who is a professional wake boarder...he has traveled the country in competition.

Matt and Jalen on the surf board, Jalen LOVED it!  Notice he has his hand out to touch the wake!!

We are in hysterics during all of this adventure!  Of course, the big deal is to try to dump the ones riding the inner tube.  The boat pulls the kids back and forth across the wakes and gives them some big waves to jump and get drenched with water...Lacey finally had to just let go, Jamie claims Dina was invading Lacey's space and she was pretty much on the very side of the tube anyways!  The finale is trying to get Jamie dumped and he hung on until his arms just could not hang on anymore so then he let go!  It is so fun to watch the facial expressions, we are all just laughing our heads off in the boat!

In the boat heading to "Beauty Bay" for surfing or wake boarding

sunset on the third Tee at Gozzer

On the shuttle boat heading to town for a bit of shopping and lunch