Week 1: Boise, Idaho

First stop was Boise to visit Shaun and Kelly. We spent about a week there playing with our fun cousins Addie and Rachel.

One of the kid's favorite parts about staying with Shaun and Kelly is that they all got to sleep on the floor. Every night was a sleep over party. We'd put them down and spend the next hour yelling at them to quit playing. Sadly it was Rachel and Ivy that were the most disruptive and kept tickling the older kids. Those two year olds are so funny and cute that it made it hard to get really mad.

Shaun just finished his commercial helicopter pilot's license, so we all got to go on a helicopter ride. It was so much fun! Eva and Ivy were a little too nervous to give it a go, but Porter has found a new hobby! Since we've been home, he casually refers to Shaun's flying abilities whenever he wants to impress someone. It's really funny and cute!

The kids got excited when it rained one day. Kelly broke out the umbrella so they could enjoy it even more. Silly Arizonans!

All of the cherries were nice and ripe on Kelly's cherry tree. So for a fun morning activity we sent Porter and Eva up the tree to pick the cherries. It looked so much fun that I soon hoped up there as well. We got a BIG bowl of cherries and made a delicious cherry pie for dinner. The kids were so proud of themselves and so happy to get to climb a tree. It's one of their favorite past times.