The favorite part of the Columbia River Temple for the kids was the fountain. Water in a hot place is always awesome. My favorite part was the pretty stain-glass windows. Most of all – the temple is just a great place to be.
Saturday, July 6, 2013. It’s so interesting that the kids run with all their energy and smiles to a playground while on vacation in a new place. There might be a million other new things to see – but a playground – that is glorious to a kid.
Friday, July 5, 2013 More Driving. Watching movies on the IPods. Max’s headphones gave him munchkin cheeks. Stayed in Richland, Washington. Ate dinner at KFC & A&W (hannah has been dreaming of eating here). We enjoyed the chicken and the root beer freezes. Hotel didn’t work out. Turns out our family is too large for […]
History day today. Let’s learn about those who traveled 2,000 on the Oregon Trail. Eaten alive by mosquitos at the Snake River. Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Asked the boys to act like a sheep herder. It was a little bit more ninja than sheep herder. It would be so hard to be a pioneer. There […]
We only drove to Boise this first day because we knew a 5 hour drive turns into a 7 hour drive with all the potty stops. The Boise Hampton Inn Spectrum was our favorite hotel. The swimming pool was grand. Hot free breakfast. 2 queens, a sofa bed, an extra chair and ottoman turned into […]
We stopped near the temple in Twin Falls to see this sight. Hurrah for the Snake River. And Hurrah for awesome waterfalls! Shoshone Falls turned out to be cooler than we thought. We even saw a rainbow in the water.
Though the gates were closed for Independence day, it was neat for me to stop and see a lovely Idaho temple. The kids were hot & tired. This was 1 of 4 temples we visited on our trip.
It all began July 4, 2013. We left an hour late (which means most of the kids were waiting in the car for an hour and half before that because they were so excited). Liza just didn’t like her seat in the back between Abe & Max. She cried for 45 minutes. So, our first […]
Jimmy’s cousins Shauna & Marni were in town and wanted to get everyone together. They are such fun and great cousins. Julie & Brock, Dennis & Katharine, Paul & Jill, Michael & John came. And then Shauna, Marni & a few of their kids… Judy & Neil, their parents were there too. Shauna’s little boy […]
We pulled in last night from a 9 day trip to Seattle. Phew! WE LIVE! It was a long drive. It was fun. It was hard. It was an adventure. AND … We are glad to be home. I have 380 pictures to sort through and hopefully someday we’ll get them on this here bloggie […]