At the Zoo and the Pumpkin Patch

You can never have too much of the autumn season. Seriously, can it please last 9 months out of the year? The kids get two days off of school for parent teacher conferences, so we enjoyed a fun morning at the zoo. In case you couldn't tell, there's not much to do in Boise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a lovely morning bike ride we enjoyed as a family.

Pumpkin patches are my favorite thing ever pretty much. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jayden wasn't feeling well the first night we went. So we went back tonight. I surprised the kids. I told them we had errands to run. We dropped off books at the library, then we pulled into the farm. Such a great way to spend an evening. 

 

I asked Sidney if she was having fun swinging on the horse. In her best Texan accent she said, "You don't swing a horse, Mom, you RIDE it!!" Adorable. 

 

 

 

 

 



Wolf

Jayden earned his Wolf in Cub Scouts! We are so proud of him. It really is a lot of work, and I know it's only going to get to be more work as he progresses in scouts. Josh and I were his leaders in Texas, so we were there through it all, and know what it takes to achieve this. I wish we could have awarded it to him. He's a good kid, we think he's pretty cool!

 

 



Time Out For Women

I was able to go to Time Out For Women for the first time. I knew it was coming, but Josh had a hunting trip planned for that weekend, so I wasn't going to go. He was going with his friend, but then his car broke down, so he couldn't come from Oregon. The morning after we found out, my friend, Amber, who lives here, told me she had an extra ticket her friend was trying to sell, so I jumped on it. I've known Amber since I was 12, and she's the only person I know who lives here, which is a first. I usually don't know a soul. I'm sorry Josh's trip was cancelled, but I'm glad I was able to go. It was a great weekend, just what I needed. It was so uplifting. I need this at least once a month. Why can't it be once a month?

About a minute after I sat down, I looked down and saw her purse. We have the same purse, we thought that was hilarious. 

Her mom came too, they are both so fun. I think I've gotten boring in my older years, but they still act goofy like teenagers. 

 

Friday night we went out for a dessert feast. We ordered about 6 desserts and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  

More Visitors

Living here has had it's ups and downs. Coming back has been harder than I anticipated, but one of the ups was having Jake and Lana come visit for a couple of days. It's always about the food, let's face it. We had a great date night.



Visitor

My mom has come through a couple of times already. She's happy we're here. Boise is always her stop on her way to Utah, so now she has a place to stay. We took Tanner to the zoo. It's always deserted, it's great.

 

 

There's a fantastic shopping center that has spectacular fountains with lights that dance around. It's a fun show. We took the kids for the first time. There's a playground and fireplaces, such a fun atmosphere.

 

 

We also had to eat at Big Jud's, home of the one pound hamburger. We got the double pounder. I usually don't like burgers that much, but this one is pretty good.



McCall

McCall is one of our favorite places. We wouldn't hate a cabin up there one day. We spent a Saturday there. It was such a great day. 4-wheeling with Josh's new toy, dinner at The Pancake House, where they have giant pancakes and cinnamon rolls, and enjoying the beautiful fall trees, and a little bit of rainfall. Perfect. I hope we can make this an annual fall activity.

 

This is Tanner's reaction to getting on the 4-wheeler. He hadn't even been for a ride yet, he was so excited.

The pictures honestly don't do it justice. The trees were golden, not yellow. The drive up there was absolutely beautiful. 

 

We found a deserted spot, and the kids ran and ran.