Summer Trip to Boise

Well we finally took some vacation this year. We decided to go to a place we are very familiar with, good ol' Boise. Usually a trip from Seattle to Boise would constitute an 8-hour car drive, but fortunately my parents live almost half-way in the middle, so we were able to split the drive up. We left Seattle on a Tuesday afternoon and stayed at my parents house that night in Kennewick. Since our trip was during Kenzie and Dillon's birthdays, my parents took them shopping to Toys R' Us and let them pick out their own birthday presents. The kids loved that! Below is a picture of Kenzie and her birthday...cupcake!



The next morning we woke up and headed to Boise. We decided to stay at Jay and Leah's house, which was perfect. We basically had the entire downstairs to ourself. I had been nervous about the weather in Boise. I've become accustomed to the 70 degree weather here in Seattle and was dreading the 100 degree weather in Boise, however, the whole time we were there it never got above 85 degrees. It was beautiful! Natalie's mom flew in from Texas to be with us and the Murray's came up from Provo to be here to, so it was somewhat of a little family reunion.

The Olympics in Beijing were going on, so one of my favorite activities to do, was to bring one of Jay and Leah's TV outside on the patio and we'd all watch the olympics together. I think Dillon's highlight was riding the four-wheelers with his cousins Ethan and Eric on the motorcyle track they have in their yard.

I purchased Dillon a little fishing pole and we took it with us up to Black Canyon Resevoir above Emmett. He loved it! It was also a big hit with the cousins. Here's a picture of us all on the dock with our $10 Go Diego fishing pole.


On Saturday the 23rd we had a joint party for Dillon and Kenzie at the Walker's house. The Rupps, Murrays, Kyle & Jen, and our friends the Johns all came. Natalie and I purchased the food and had a BBQ. There was enough food to feed an army! I hope Leah and Jay are enjoying the plethura of Polish Sausages we left for them. The kids sure seemed to enjoy opening presents and spending time with their cousins. Here are some pictures of their party:





On the way home, again we stopped at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Kennewick and celebrated Dillon's birthday. Here are some pictures of that: