Traveling

 Claire

She has been excited for so long to go visit grandma and grandpas house with the big slide and remembers it really well. We got her excited and I was trying to explain what day we would be leaving to go and visit and teaching her the days of the week. The night before we left I told her that she had to sleep before we could go and she would pretend to go to sleep just so we could go. Earlier in the week we were able to find a new park when Chris was going to his last in school meeting. They enjoyed the newness and Claire learned how to do a new trick across the wobbly islands, she was so proud of herself for it too. There were lots of kids to play with and it was Claire's first time with no diaper while at a park and went potty in a public bathroom. 

Shay

As we dropped Chris off at school she was so upset that he left us, or I guess we left him, that she complained the entire way to the park. Once we got out of the car, she was fine and always wants me to come with her when she was going to see things. She looks at me and reaches her hand out as if to say come on and off we go until I'm just standing and she's ready to go again. During our park visit she was being goofy and combing the pet tiger we found there with a stick, climbing in a water table, and using all the toys. I caught her being really goofy and scooting around the floor on her butt when Chris was making her food and I had just come in from my workout. She is very particular when she goes to bed or organizes her toys that things have to be just right or she lets us know, especially when she loses a shoe.

Idaho

We drove all day on Thursday to make it to Blackfoot before bedtime and it is a really long drive! I'm glad it's only a day drive and we don't have to spend the night in a hotel though because getting to the destination after a long day is really satisfying. On Friday, Chris had errands during the day but then we went to Lava Hot Springs to  make up for when we didn't go during our anniversary. The girls already have had two play dates with their cousins who live here and they are so cute playing together! Claire is scaring the cat, Daisy, so much that she never wants to come inside anymore because Claire will pick her up and carry her everywhere. The backyard is a mine field of dog poop, but they have fun on the slides, trampoline, and swings. The girls helped me sweep the gym when we went to clean the church with grandma and grandpa, and when we were done we played walking on the lines.