Our trip out west was longer than we expected. We sat on the runway in a plane for an hour and a half waiting for a storm to pass over us. That messed everything else up so a day later and missing our luggage, we landed in Idaho Falls. Next time I'm packing a toothbrush in my carry on!
I'm glad the airports put in some play areas. Even my big kids had fun for a while.
Whenever there is water, there is trouble. Aunt Tess brought water balloons and there was an ongoing battle through out the day. Uncle Lane was a fun target, but beware! He'll get his revenge. Several big kids ended up soaked in the kiddie pool.
Don't do it!!
Someone smart brought a little pool for the youngens, while some of us went to the big pool and slide. There was a cute little scream to go along with that big smile!
Hey! What's that big kid doing in the kiddie sprinkler? I think he's trying to fill up a water balloon.
These girlies are my cousins kids, Addi, Marley, and Bailey.
We haven't seen Khanya for more than 5 years! It was neat seeing her all grown up.
Brandy and Gregory played catch and enjoyed the shade of the trees.
Amy was fine with a piece here and there. She's not much of a candy girl.
Elli found a spot up close though and soon the other 2 joined her. They found out that if you wave and make lots of noise, people throw candy right at you.
Then they just had to collect it. And fast! That big kid on the left was quick, too!
I wasn't excited about this hike, but it turned out to be a fun morning. Here's Adam about as excited as I was.
Once we got walking, we all had fun. Riley's Dad came with us, too. There's the great Idaho landscape behind us. Lots of flat farmland.
Elli got pooped about half way. She really was having fun.
And Amy. She was mostly happy.
Also on Riley's list was a bunch of restaurants that we love. We had to go to Papa Murphy's (take and bake pizza), Scotty's Drive-In, Reed's Dairy, and of course, Papa Kelsey's. They have our favorite sandwiches. It was a full week, but I think we did got thru most of the list.
And since he missed out on Heise for the family reunion, we had to go one more time.
This is our old house on 2nd Avenue. Old and dirty, but so many memories!
Walked around Temple Square...
and through some parks we used to play at. This is the "wheel park" at the bottom of the hill. We would walk through here at least 2-3 times a week.
This is another place we would walk to all the time. It's just down the hill from our old house.
Adam would play in this fountain every time we came. It was kind of weird to be back. Seemed like forever ago but at the same time like it was just yesterday.
These are some of the best friends we have. We were all in the same neighborhood when we were all first married. When Cheryl heard we were coming to town, she and Annalese got us all together at Liberty Park, another park we would go to often. It's always fun to see how each other's kids are growing and to catch up every few years. Helene, the one on the end with the newborn, had her baby a WEEK ago and still came! Love you guys!
