Day 1 in McCall

McCall was absolutely Beautiful! And what made being there especially great was knowing that Utah was having a crazy heat wave - and we weren't there!

Our first official day there was a Sunday, so after attending church, I loaded Quincey up and took her on a stroll. There were trails everywhere!

We had a fun day of exploring McCall and relaxing together. We had some fun activities planned.

We found a really fun boardwalk that took us down into town. We made good use of the ebike!

Sof was in heaven playing Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza with the older cousins.

The air bnb that we stayed in was pretty awesome. It had a bunk room and the kids loved hanging out there together.

McCall is beautiful - it reminded me a lot of Park City.

Mealtime looked a lot like this ...

True to Spjute fashion, everyone prepared a Non-talent to share with everyone. They were pretty hilarious!

Let's just say, Dan stole the show.

We convinced Claire to come with us on a ride.

This super cute house was on the same street as our Air bnb. We loved it!

The stars were super bright at night!

Boise Fun

Since coming home from their mission, Mark and Kathy wanted to spend time with each side of the family in a fun place. The Spjute's chose to all convene at a place called McCall, ID. It was about 7 hours away from us, so we chose to drive halfway and stay in Boise with Greg's Aunt Karen and Uncle Scott. We had so much fun and felt so welcome there. The girls loved every second.

It was cool to see a crop duster on our way to Boise. It's been years since I've seen one!

On the way there, we chose to stop at Karen/Scott's house to drop our stuff off, then got back in the car and drove another 30 min. to Greg's cousin Sherstine's beautiful new house. It was out surrounded by farmland, and the girls had a lot of fun catching the kitties and chasing the chickens. 

Aunt Karen set the girls up a princess bed (air mattress) and they were psyching themselves up late thinking they were hearing ghosts. They eventually fell asleep and slept good - they are hilarious!

We woke up Saturday and went to explore Boise. I've never actually spent time-time in Boise, and was pleasantly surprised to realize that it is actually a lot of fun!

We took our bikes and rode the trail along Boise State, then eventually found an opening down to the river to play in the water. Afterwards, we played at a fun park on our way back to the car. The weather was beautiful and the girls loved it!

The girls loved the zipline in Aunt Karen's backyard.

Claire gave me a "Spa." It wasn't too bad :).

Claire went a little crazy with the sunscreen.

For dinner, we stopped at McDonald's and it was surprisingly delicious! Who knew?

The perfect way to end the day - in a hot tub in beautiful McCall

Coming Home

It is always a sad thing to leave the mountain. The girls have endless acres to run, explore, and play with cousins. They had so much fun catching salamanders, horny toads, and rolly pollies. They loved having sleepovers and running around like they owned the place.

But, all good things come to an end. Claire took it especially hard and cried 1/2 the way home, which made me tear up a little. I love that she loves the mountain as much as I do. It's in her blood.

We came home to find the power out - but luckily Mittens was still alive. 

Tues. July 4, 2023

We celebrated July 4 up the mountain and had so much fun!

We sprayed some family shirts
Had an orbee gun battle (which was so much fun!!!)
Had the yummiest BBQ dinner
Had a lot of fun playing games and hanging out on the deck
Lit Sparklers
Had a Parade
Were so happy to have more cousins show up with Grandma Jolley

It was a beautiful day!

This view never gets old.

Greg was feeling cooped up, so he went on a run. He was gone so long I started to worry - all for naught. He has his device, and was determined, and ended up running 5ish miles, all at 9,000 - 10,000 ft. elevation. Boyfriend is crazy!

Orbee battle! Sof was smart to wear a helmet.

Relaxing with grandma.

Happy 4th of July! We made our own parade - it was hilarious.

I was Claire's "Float".