The Museum Comes To Life!

On Saturday, the Idaho Historical Museum hosted the "Museum Comes To Life". It was so much fun. We saw people dressed as Confederate and Union soldiers, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark and much more.

Here are the kids checking out one of the oldest houses in Boise.

Joe, the plumbing designer, was very interested in this display of faucets and an antique bathtub.

Posing in front of the Waterloo Boy tractor.

Some girlscouts were hosting this hoop rolling event. Helen really enjoyed it!

This gentleman was kind enough to let Helen and Henry try on some World War II helmets and boy, were they heavy.

We had a great time at the museum. You gotta love free events!

History Museum, Checkerboard Cake and Gymnastics

We went to the Idaho Historical Museum on Tuesday with our friends Thomas and Elise.

Helen had a hard time getting up onto the ladies side-saddle.

The young explorers.

A mountain goat and a huge salmon behind Helen.

Silly kids looking at items from the Penitentiary.

We made a checkerboard cake (thanks, Jenny for the pan!). It turned out really good.

The kids had so much fun making this cake, and it didn't last too long.

Helen took this picture holding the camera out in front of us. Henry put the flower in my hair when we went for a walk by the creek earlier that day.

All suited up for gymnastics.

Growing Garden, Growing Kids

The Western Idaho Fair

We went to the fair on Friday. It was a hot, hot day. When we left the house it was 92' at 10:30 a.m. The fair opened at 11:00 and the first ride we went on was the carousel. This carousel was FAST! I had to really hold on.

But Helen decided to let go and just hold on with her legs.

Next, we went on the airplanes. I went in with Henry, so I couldn't get a picture of him because we were so close together. He had a great time pulling the lever to make the plane go up and down.

After that, we were ready to see the animals before they got too hot. For $1 the kids each got a Dixie cup of feed.

This animal is called a Watusi. Isn't that a dance?

Henry and Helen really liked feeding a baby goat.

The kids always enjoy looking at the baby chicks.

Brushing an extremely big and pregnant cow.

Helen was the lone rider on the dragon roller coaster!

Fun!

Next, a car ride.

Then a trip down the GIANT slide!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

See you soon.

Henry said this car ride was the "best ride in the world!"

Bye for now... more pictures coming soon.

Camping Videos

Here's some videos from our camping trip.

Here's Helen talking about the fish that got away.

Henry helped me collect some pine cones for Christmas time.

Henry is determined to get 4 salmon eggs on his hook.