Mainland Idaho.

We spent about 8 days in Idaho and crammed as much as we could into our time there. Darci and Alma flew in from Moscow, and Nate drove down from Moscow so the whole family was home for a few days. Here are a few highlights...

- Met new cousin baby Alma for the first time. We instantly fell in love with her (how could you not?). Kyleigh held her every chance she could get.

- Played with Graves family cousins, Tucker and Payton.

- Got the grand tour of Rissie and Tylers new house. They just bought their first house a couple of months ago and it is very cute. They have already painted the living room and are planning more fun projects.

- Kyleigh and GG went on a shopping trip one day and to the play Aladdin at the Mystique theatre. They had lots of fun. Kyleigh's favorite part of the play was the three "magic tricks," including the genie popping out of the lamp, the magic carpet that really flew and the confetti coming from the ceiling.

- Had a birthday party for KyKy and Katelyn, including lunch at Mrs. Powells in the mall (best soup ever), riding the little rides at the mall, and a famous GG birthday cake.

- Played with Uncle Nate, who is an excellent horse, lion, cat, etc.

- Played in the whale pool and sprinkler, and with bubbles in GG's back yard.

- Got together with some friends from high school and their kids. Played at the park and had lunch and popsicles at GG and Gpa's house.

- Went to the annual Graves family golf tournament. My brother Nate won the tournament this year. It was his fourth win in the 24 year run of the tournament. Not bad, considering he is 24 years old. We had a picnic at Indian Springs (the Nat) near American Falls and got to visit with family that we rarely see. Super fun.

- Had a hot dog roast with the Larsen family at Indian Springs. Kyleigh always loves to see her second cousins Mason and Eden. Eden is 9 days older than Kyleigh. They immediately gravitated toward the creek and spent the entire time gathering shells, trying to catch fish, making mud pies, and having water (and mud) fights. I remember doing the same things in the same creek just a generation ago.