Our Summer Vacation

We spent 11 days on vacation this month and oh, what a vacation it was! We kind of split the trip in 3, spending 3 days in Salt Lake City, 3 days in Clarkston, Washington/Lewiston, Idaho, and 5 days in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at James' family lakehouse. We don't leave our little nest here in Kanab too often anymore, so we crammed as much visiting as we could into our 11 days! It was great to see so much of our family in one trip.First, we spent the 4th of July weekend with my family in Salt Lake City. We thoroughly enjoyed the Riverton City fireworks and were both impressed at how David handled them. I was definitely nervous because he isn't a fan of loud noises. But instead of crying, he just layed his head on Daddy's shoulder and peeked every now and then. He even gave Grandpa his turn at playing the hero and sat on his lap for the second half of the 30 minute show. The next day while in Salt Lake, we journeyed the 20 minute drive to Pleasant Grove to visit my grandparents. It was such a good visit!

The next morning we made the 10 hour drive (with a brief stop in Boise to visit James' cousin, Dawn) to Clarkston, Washington (and right across the river to Lewiston, Idaho) to spend the next 3 days with James' grandparents. It was so great to just sit and visit, telling stories of James when he was little, looking through photo albums and reminising about James' mom, Becky. She was such a wonderful mother & I hope our boys will always know their Grandma Becky.

The next 5 days we journeyed further north to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and spent time with James' immediate family at the lakehouse. Because of the weather, we were only able to spend 1 day on the lake. Bummer! But we were able to spend quality time with the family, visit Becky's gravesite, and get to know the new members of his family. What a memorable vacation it was!

I have many more pictures to post... they are coming shortly.