Gavin had another great adventure this past weekend: backpacking trip #2! This one was with my dad and they hiked Castle Peak in the White Clouds. It was a pretty intense hike--lots of climbing and scrambling over rocks. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but right up Gavin and my dad's alley.

This is what I mean by "not for the faint of heart"--can you believe how steep that is?! But they conquered it. My dad said it was hard, but worth it.

Here's Gavin diving into the lake they camped next to. He swam across the whole lake and back. When he told my dad that's what he was going to do my dad just replied, "Well, ok, but if you get a cramp in the middle of the lake I can't come in after you." Glad to know you've got Gavin's back, dad. :)
This was taken from the base of the peak. The peak farthest to the right is where they summited.
My dad catching a fish. He said the fishing was great in the upper lake, and caught 4 fish in the hour they were up there.
This is their campsite south of the peak. Great view!

Gavin came home with his hands pretty scratched up from the rocks, plus a few more scratches on his legs. But if you've seen his legs, they can't get much worse from all the scars he already has. My dad however is still limping around. But he kept up with Gavin so way to go Dad!

Gavin went on a backpacking trip with his brothers this past week. Tobin was in charge of the pictures so we'll have to wait to post some of the hike. But here's Mr. Hot-Stuff-Mountain-man-Gavin all unshaven and dusty. The hike was about 20 miles up in the Sawtooth Mountains. They hiked by lots of different lakes: Alice Lake, Bowknot Lake, Twin Lakes, Petit Lake and a few more. I'm just happy he didn't get in a fight with a bear.

August 7th came like any other usual Sunday for Gavin and I. Woke up, went to church, ate lunch, had a Sunday nap. At about 3:00 pm Gavin says to me: "Hey, today is our 2 year anniversary!" Both of us had totally forgotten about it! We hadn't planned anything but Gavin remembered that we still had our wedding cake in the freezer since we were in DC last summer. So we ate 2 year old wedding cake, and let me tell you it was DELICIOUS! 2 years old, in the freezer, and it was tasty. Here's some pictures of the impromptu celebration:

2 years down, an eternity to go!

Gavin enjoying his first bite. It was fun to relive all the fun memories we've had over the past 2 years.
Looks pretty good for having traveled hundreds of miles (we've gone from Boise to Moscow and back to Boise again with this cake) and for being frozen for 2 years.

It's been such a fun 2 years and it just seems to be getting better and better. We don't know where the next year will find us but we're excited to find out!