Last week, I packed up the kids and headed to Idaho for one last vacation before my Hayden starts kindergarten. With my three kids. Just me. Yes, I know, CRAZY! The drive is 8 hours in theory, but we can’t do it in less than 12, and that is when we have Heath with us.
Well, it really wasn’t so bad. We stayed in Boise on the way to and from Grandma and Grandpa’s house. It was sort of a little adventure. If you ever find yourself needing a room in Boise, I highly recommend the Springhill Suites by Marriott downtown! Good times and we even got little green apples at the front desk. (PF Changs is only 3 miles away and they have a to-go desk)
So our trip, it was way fun. The kids were just tickled to get to hang with the cousins and visit with grandma and grandpa. Hayden and Sage played until they dropped at night. It was great! Marlee on the other hand, is always afraid she will miss out on something at grandma and grandpas house and like last time, refused to nap much.
On our second night there, Sage had completely worn herself out after skipping a nap, and fell asleep for the night about 6:00. The cousins had gone home. It was a beautiful evening, the farmer across the field was harvesting his hay crop. Hayden and Grandpa sat on the porch and talked all about it. Hayden was sure the combine (“car bind”) was Frank from Cars. After a lengthy discussion, Grandpa and Hayden ventured across the big cow pasture and got an up-close look at Frank. 
They took a 4-wheeler ride through the neighborhood when the hay was all cut, and Grandpa even let Hayden ride in front and “drive.” It was really fun to see them interact. This was of course Hayden’s favorite part of the trip.
On Saturday, Uncle Will took all the boys fishing. Marlee decided to catch up on her lost sleep, so me and Sage got to go shopping just the two of us for a few hours. We went to Aunt Gretchen’s salon where Sage got a hair cut. What a big girl! She adores her Aunt and thought it was pretty great to sit in the special chair; she didn’t make a fuss once about having her hair combed, didn’t mind the hair dryer, or even the curling iron! In fact she quite enjoyed it. Especially when Gretchen put a curl in and made her hair stick straight up. She said she looked like a duck! This was Sage’s favorite part of the trip.
Saturday night was a great night for ice cream. We all drove out to the Dairy for heaping scoops of some very tasty ice cream. They had a new calf and foal, lots of cows, and some chickens there. Marlee loved being outside looking at the animals and watching the kids. It is quite the hopping place so there was lots of coming and going. This baby had a permanent grin on her face. She kept a close eye on everybody’s ice cream cones, I am quite sure she was hoping someone would share. Even though nobody did, I am certain this was Marlee’s favorite part of the trip.
My favorite part? Well, I love to watch the kids play so hard with the cousins. I would say doing chalk outlines with the kids one morning. Grayson and Sage really got into it. We talked about how the police use chalk outlines for dead bodies. Grayson thought that was great. The kids really wanted to trace Grandma and Great Grandma D. Grandpa was a good sport and let them trace him. Grayson made warriors out of his and my outlines. When we were all done, Grayson wanted me to write, “Everybody died.”
Other highlights: our picnic at the park, going to see Great Grandma, reading the Chinese Zodiac at Hunan, Uncle Will holding a sleeping Marlee, while I enjoyed my dinner at Bajio, swimming at the club-both times! Making snow cones at grandmas, and buying them at the snow shack in Gretchens neighborhood. Playing the M&M game with grandma and grandpa
Still fun, but what were we thinking: Taking the kids to the mall, taking the kids to Craigo’s.
It was a wonderful trip, and sorta hard to come home.
Well, it really wasn’t so bad. We stayed in Boise on the way to and from Grandma and Grandpa’s house. It was sort of a little adventure. If you ever find yourself needing a room in Boise, I highly recommend the Springhill Suites by Marriott downtown! Good times and we even got little green apples at the front desk. (PF Changs is only 3 miles away and they have a to-go desk)
So our trip, it was way fun. The kids were just tickled to get to hang with the cousins and visit with grandma and grandpa. Hayden and Sage played until they dropped at night. It was great! Marlee on the other hand, is always afraid she will miss out on something at grandma and grandpas house and like last time, refused to nap much.
On our second night there, Sage had completely worn herself out after skipping a nap, and fell asleep for the night about 6:00. The cousins had gone home. It was a beautiful evening, the farmer across the field was harvesting his hay crop. Hayden and Grandpa sat on the porch and talked all about it. Hayden was sure the combine (“car bind”) was Frank from Cars. After a lengthy discussion, Grandpa and Hayden ventured across the big cow pasture and got an up-close look at Frank. They took a 4-wheeler ride through the neighborhood when the hay was all cut, and Grandpa even let Hayden ride in front and “drive.” It was really fun to see them interact. This was of course Hayden’s favorite part of the trip.
On Saturday, Uncle Will took all the boys fishing. Marlee decided to catch up on her lost sleep, so me and Sage got to go shopping just the two of us for a few hours. We went to Aunt Gretchen’s salon where Sage got a hair cut. What a big girl! She adores her Aunt and thought it was pretty great to sit in the special chair; she didn’t make a fuss once about having her hair combed, didn’t mind the hair dryer, or even the curling iron! In fact she quite enjoyed it. Especially when Gretchen put a curl in and made her hair stick straight up. She said she looked like a duck! This was Sage’s favorite part of the trip.
Saturday night was a great night for ice cream. We all drove out to the Dairy for heaping scoops of some very tasty ice cream. They had a new calf and foal, lots of cows, and some chickens there. Marlee loved being outside looking at the animals and watching the kids. It is quite the hopping place so there was lots of coming and going. This baby had a permanent grin on her face. She kept a close eye on everybody’s ice cream cones, I am quite sure she was hoping someone would share. Even though nobody did, I am certain this was Marlee’s favorite part of the trip.
My favorite part? Well, I love to watch the kids play so hard with the cousins. I would say doing chalk outlines with the kids one morning. Grayson and Sage really got into it. We talked about how the police use chalk outlines for dead bodies. Grayson thought that was great. The kids really wanted to trace Grandma and Great Grandma D. Grandpa was a good sport and let them trace him. Grayson made warriors out of his and my outlines. When we were all done, Grayson wanted me to write, “Everybody died.”
Other highlights: our picnic at the park, going to see Great Grandma, reading the Chinese Zodiac at Hunan, Uncle Will holding a sleeping Marlee, while I enjoyed my dinner at Bajio, swimming at the club-both times! Making snow cones at grandmas, and buying them at the snow shack in Gretchens neighborhood. Playing the M&M game with grandma and grandpa
Still fun, but what were we thinking: Taking the kids to the mall, taking the kids to Craigo’s.
It was a wonderful trip, and sorta hard to come home.
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