Phew! Sorry I'm so behind. It's been a whirl-wind of a month. August, man, not a month to take lightly.
Here's the deal: Yes, we went to Idaho. But we also went to Canada. So in the two weeks we were in the West, a lot of it was traveling and recovering from said traveling. HOWEVER! All the traveling was well worth it.
::The first 6 days of our trip::
So, we arrived in Boise LATE Thursday (July 17th).
Let me paint our travel day for you:
- We wake up Thursday morning in Savannah, GA
- We finish our packing, then get in the car
- We drive 3.5 hours to Atlanta, GA air port
- We fly across country for like 7.5 hour (with one lay-over)
- We arrive in Boise, Idaho a wee bit tired
**But let me put a really good, and a really positive spin on that epic day: MATT FLEW WITH US. Freak out, I know. This, ladies and gentlemen, was the FIRST time Matt has flown with me and the boys since Isaac was 3 years, Eli was 9 months, and I was 4 months pregnant with Titus. Yeah, I loved having Matt's help! (I've flown 4 times across the country with boy by myself. Boo!)**
Our first days in Idaho were spent hanging out with family, and doing a lot of fun things.
For one: going to one of Boise's community pools which has an AMAZING water-slide. Like, it's really cool, people. Called the "Natatorium". I don't get the name, by whatevs. It has a waterside that all the grown-ups loved, and the kids loved even more.
For two: Matt and the men of the family took Isaac, Eli, and Titus shooting. Yup, shooting. Isaac really loved it. I'm pretty sure the other two thought it was okay, didn't hear much from them.
For three: We ate at a lot of good places. We're all pretty much in love with the New York style pizza joint that's downtown. It has a bit of a racially slurred name (Guido's), but if you can get past that, you'll devour their amazing slices.
Plus Cafe Rio, duh!
For Four: Nana and Mume watched all the grandkids so that the grown children could go see a movie together. Now, that's just super nice! The newest Planet of the Apes.
For five: I revisited my favorite walking/running trails, and a deer walked with me for a bit! (A bit = two seconds.)
For six: Just lots of good family time. Twice the family went and did some home-run derbies at the little league baseball fields. And jumping on the trampoline with cousins is just too much fun for these boys.
For seven: Mine and Matt's family + Nana and Mume went up into the mountains to enjoy some hot-springs. Really a good time. The last time we had went, Titus was 2 months old. It's been a while, to say the least! And with the boys older, we were able to do more. They really had a good time. It's nothing like hot water coming out of the earth and pouring over a cliff into a glacier-cold river!
I tired to go into the cold river, and that lasted less than walking with the deer. Holy crap, it's cold! Matt and Darren both jumped into the river (cause they're crazy!). The boys really had fun exploring the rocks, and doing little jumps themselves.
Only scary part was when Titus was sitting on his hunches, lost balance, fell backward, rolled once complete, with the roaring glacier-river yards away. He was fine, didn't fall into the river, but that 1.5 second of him rolling seemed like eternity! Ah!
