End of Summer Getaway

Summer was kind of blah this year.  I hated it.  My kid were always bored.  Casey's graveyard shift makes it hard to make many plans and we are saving for a trip to Disneyland, so no vacay this summer!

I decided last minute that we should go overnight somewhere to leave the mundane day to day grind and get out of the house.

We told the kids that after Luke's soccer game we were going to Idaho for a picnic.

I had packed their things the night before.  Taylor & Rylee caught me in their room and asked what I was doing and I told them I couldn't believe their room was such a mess and was organizing a little.

Taylor wasn't buying it.  She was on to my lies from the get go.  She said she even checked the stow-and-go compartment in the van for bags.  Little snoop.

They were still pretty excited.  We had the pool to ourselves for the most part, bonus.  My dad taught me in me early years how to clear a pool.  We were pros at it growing up. 

Kids and swimming.  What am I going to do when that won't keep them entertained??

And the view of the Snake River and Idaho Falls temple was so pretty!

After swimming we showered and went and got drinks and Little Ceasers pizza and ate it on a bench overlooking the falls.  Adorbs, right?

 

I was able to sneak in a surprise without Taylor knowing.  Idaho Falls has a little zoo and we went to that on Sunday morning.

I love monkeys.  I hear that they are jerks and throw their poop.  But I love them and feel like the older I get, the more I understand their mannerisms.

Flamingos are awesome.  Casey was a little shocked - he said he thought they would be bigger.  

Feeding a brushing the goats was a highlight.  

Face Painting was only $5!  I only had 2 that wanted to participate.  I wish I would've had mine done.  It's awesome!

Idaho Falls is such a pretty place.  We went by one spot where they was tons on picnic table and grassy places to relax - I want to go back !  This fountain was awesome - 

we didn't see the sign until later.  Tay and Ry were nervous after they read it.  Little angels.

Back to reality we go!  Hope they all make great friends this year in school and that next summer we have more fun things planned.  My kids are growing right up!