Boise

At the beginning of September we went to Boise to visit Eric's sister and her family. Our newest nephew was born only a month earlier and we were excited to meet him. I realized when I got home that I didn't take many pictures. I don't even have a picture of our new nephew!

The drive went okay. Kaylin did really well and Lauren was alright. The travel toys helped a lot. They kept Kaylin really busy. We stopped in Richland to see the Columbia River Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Neither of us had seen it before. It's a beautiful temple with really nice grounds. We let the girls run some energy out in the grass.

While in Boise we swam in the pool a few times. We invited our cousins to our hotel for a swimming party. Hey... It looks like a did get a picture of the new nephew. Do you see him in his car seat in the background?

We also swam in one of Eric's uncle's pools and then went to another uncle's house for a BBQ.

Other highlights:
*We went to one of Eric's mission companion's house for dinner and got to hang out with his awesome family and see their amazing garden and yard.
*We went to Boise State for an hour. We saw the blue turf and decided that it doesn't look as awful as it does on TV.
*We saw our brother-in-law's new chiropractic office. If you're in Boise and need a great chiropractor, go to Action Chiropractic :-).
*We ate lunch at Cafe Rio.
*We went to a few fun local parks.
*We drove around the Boise Temple that is currently being renovated.

The last night we went to Texas Roadhouse Grill for dinner. Some friends from Boise convinced us that we needed to go there just for the complimentary rolls and cinnamon butter--amazing.
Lauren and Jack entertained each other. They couldn't stop laughing at each other.

The one thing I didn't do that I wanted to... go to Hobby Lobby. I didn't realize there was one in Boise, and right by our hotel, until it was too late. Sad.

The drive home went alright, I think it was a little better than the drive there. Lauren slept for two 30-minute stints whereas she only slept for 15 minutes on the way there. It was a fun trip, I'm glad we were able to go.