Idaho Trip 2013 - The Garage Cafe

We ventured out for dinner while visiting my parents to a diner in a small town near by.  They serve a platter called the Hemi-Burger.  It's a 2 pound fully-loaded cheeseburger with 2 pounds of fries/tots and a milkshake.  Needless to say we split it and all left stuffed! 



I know...it's lame not to just pick it up but I could get my mouth around it.
Kelly's cooler than I am.
Seth getting his portion of the milkshake.
It's like feeding baby birds.

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Idaho Trip 2013 - Pool Time

The pool close to my parent's house was built just for kids.  Lots of water guns, fountains, and slides.  Colin loved it.
After swimming for a bit, Seth decided he'd rather do something else.  He's not in trouble...
...he's watching a baseball game across the park.
Meanwhile Colin did this some more...
...and more

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Idaho Trip 2013 - Happy Birthday Grandpa

Grandpa got a new grill for his birthday so we tried it out. 

Aren't they cool?  Grandpa took us all to the Boise Hawks baseball game for his birthday.  The sun was setting just to our left.  John and Kelly made do.


The kids took the field to sing during the 7th inning stretch.  Seth and Colin are down there somewhere.

Dancing with Miss Idaho on top of the dugout.  Gotta love minor league baseball!

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Idaho Trip - 4th of July 2013

We were in Idaho for the 4th of July this year.

The Spread
 
 
Waiting for the fireworks.  Notice the amber waves of grain?

It got a little chilly.  Watching 4th of July fireworks under blankets is not normal.

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Idaho Trip 2013 - Hiking in Wyoming

On our way to visit my parents we stopped for a night in Wyoming.  We found some fun easy hiking trails and set out to burn off some energy.  This section of Medicine Bow National Forest was called "Happy Jack".  And happy it was.




That's a video camera strapped to John's shoulder, not a child leash.  We have video footage of our entire hike but it's mostly just us saying things like "stay on the trail", "Colin don't lick your brother", and "Seth please stop screaming."




The Big Finish!

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Idaho Trip 2013 - Omaha

Just a few pictures from a recent trip to the Omaha Zoo.  The weather was amazing for summer in the Midwest.  Low 80's with no humidity.


Colin with his favorite animal...the zebras!  We stood here for a long time while Colin shared several interesting facts about Zebras.  The zoo should hire him to write the display descriptions.  His narrative was much more interesting than what was provided.  I had to gently remind him to lower his voice when he starting talking about the food chain of the African Savanna.  I'm not sure the group of toddlers next to us was quite ready for that life lesson.
 

Seth took this picture!
This exhibit delighted me greatly.  I think this was a warming light at the end of a fake log.  It shined like a spotlight and this little guy sat staring into it for a long time.  Just the way he was sitting and staring made me laugh.  Like a teenage lemur parked in front of his laptop.  Or an astronaut lemur headed into space.  Or perhaps he was receiving a message from on high.





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Rub a Dub Dub


Silly Colin in the tub


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