I have no idea what my problem was. Who gets blue in October? The best month of the year!! I did. I think I was just itching to get out of the house...shirk on the day to day responsibilities...and get the heck out of town for a bit. I said, "Let's go to Twin Falls" Casey was like, "What?" So after some discussion I convinced him to fly by the seat of our pants and go on a mini vacation. We told the kids and Caleb said, "We are going to a different state?! I'm kind of nervous about that."
One thing that I learned is to check the hotel REALLY carefully before booking online. You would think where I work at a freaking hotel, this would've been a no brainer. I found a room at the Red Lion. They had a pool & it said they had breakfast. Well...when we get there & I am checking in I find out it is in an outdoor pool and it was closed for the season. I also found out that they did have breakfast...but it was $3.75/person. They wouldn't let me cancel either because I had booked it online through a third party. I was beyond flustered. Idaho has a seasonal outdoor pool? Who does that! And really....don't all hotels offer some type of free breakfast?! Caleb said, "Well. We know to never stay at Red Lion again." Truer words had never been spoken.
I fixed the pool situation. We were right next door to a Best Western plus. I called the front desk...told them my sob story and asked if we brought our own towels and paid would they please let us come swim for a bit. They gal I talked to was so nice! She said, "It's fine with me if you come, but the girl that takes over at 9 won't be okay with it." It was 7. That gave us 2 hours. The kids got their fix, hallelujah! And...she didn't charge us!
There is a Flying J right off the freeway at the Twin Falls exit. BUT - if you go the other dirction, there is a the Twin Falls bridge. It is a sight to see for sure! Driving on the freeway, you wouldn't even know that it existed. It was awesome! And the canyon that the Snake River flows through was quite impressive too.
Twin Falls...and my identical twins!
There was a lot of people gearing up to jump off of the bridge. I could NEVER. There is zero chance for error. they barely jump and they have to release their chute. I would have to wear a diaper for sure because I would wet myself out of fear. There was several places for the kids to look down...which made me nervous! I knew that they wouldn't fall...but that motherly 'What if' sure was stuck in my head. Casey was even more nervous about it than I was.
After watching the bridge jumpers for a bit we got into the car and headed to Shosone Falls. I was so excited. I had looked at pictures online and this is where we were going!!
This is what we saw. Apparently, spring time is the right time to visit the falls. Not fall. Oopsie. The gap behind me & Casey was jumped by Evil Knievel in 1974. Luke loved putting his leg through the fence...I hated it.
I liked this little waterfall off the side of the road and Casey said, "Do you want a picture" I said sure. So he jumped out and took a selfie with it. He got back in the car & I said, "Now how about 1 without you in it?" I don't know why I thought it was so funny. But it turned out to be a good selfie.
The kids thought these stairs were amazing.
If you keep driving up the hill past Shoshone Falls there was a little park were we let the kids go play...they was also an awesome little place for swimming! It wasn't the right time of year to swim though. Walking on the dock was awesome. I'm so glad that no one fell in. The water was deep! Luke was scared to death. It was cute and sad at the same time.
We then headed back to the hotel for some R&R. After we woke up and had some dinner, we decided to go bowling. It was fun! Luke was fascinated by the ball return. Lexi was bored and was mad because she didn't get bowling shoes.
Caleb was the big winner! He was very humble. *cough cough*
His favorite part of the vacation was that we all got to sleep in the same room. He & Casey shared a bed, Luke & I shared a bed, and we hauled in an air mattress for the girls to share. Luke had a rough first night...but the second night was much better.
On our way home, we managed to miss the junction that takes you to Snowville.....and we ended up in Pocatello. Which added about an hour to our trip. I kept saying, "I don't remember that on the way up. Or that. Or that." Casey eventually said, "Me either!" So we looked it up and oops - we screwed up. Lexi napped almost the whole way home!
On our way home, we managed to miss the junction that takes you to Snowville.....and we ended up in Pocatello. Which added about an hour to our trip. I kept saying, "I don't remember that on the way up. Or that. Or that." Casey eventually said, "Me either!" So we looked it up and oops - we screwed up. Lexi napped almost the whole way home!
It was a nice get away. Far enough away that it was like we were getting away, yet close enough that the kids could handle the drive. Wonder where we'll go next!
