Friday, June 7 we left Idaho Falls in the morning and stopped at the rest stop between Mountain Home and Boise for a picnic lunch. I had thought we could dine al fresco, but it was much too cold for that. So we ate in the back of the van instead.
Girls posing before eating lunch.
We drove the rest of the way to our hotel in Kennewick, swam in the pool, got cleaned up and went to Uncle Ethan's house for some pizza after Mason's high school graduation.
The next morning, we checked out some of the local spots.
The swing at Claybell Park.
The girls at the Columbia River Temple.
Then we got together with both sides of Mason's family for a picnic lunch at Leslie Grover Park.
Ana and Winnie playing with the giant kickball
The Scott side of the family that was able to come to Washington.
Silly picture of everyone (both sides of the family) there for Mason.
Miriam stole my phone. When I got it back, it had about 876 pictures like this.
Ana and Winnie climb one of the enormous trees at the park.
After regrouping at Uncle Ethan's house, we hiked up nearby Candy Mountain.
The group headed up to the top of the mountain.
Ana chillaxing on top.
After dinner at Ethan's, we went back to the hotel to go to bed.
The next morning (Sunday), I let the girls swim at the hotel pool again to pass the time before church. Then we got showered, dressed and checked out of the hotel. We attended church with the Washington Scotts and listened to Mason's talk, then went to the house Grandma and Grandpa Scott had rented for a family barbecue. The girls and I didn't stay too long, because we needed to get to Boise in time for bed that night. Our pitching machine team would be playing a game at 4 the next day, so I needed to be back in time for that.
Monday morning we woke up, had breakfast, checked out of the hotel, then backtracked a few miles to Meridian so we could see the girls' brand new baby cousin.
Miriam holding Tayzlee at the Meridian Scotts' house.