Motorcycle Diaries

We had an action packed weekend beginning with a motorcycle ride to Warm River. Eric rode his new motorbike, as I like to call it, and Eva and I followed behind in the car, or tried to follow this KTM 950 Adventure. I don't know motorcycle talk, but this thing is fast! It was a nice drive- Eric loving his new bike, Eva loving her new forward-facing carseat, and me enjoying a book on CD. We stopped every hour or two to give Eric's bum a break and to rest. When we got there we had a great time playing in the river, on the swing, biking and riding quads. We also spent some time at the cabin in Island Park where the kids had fun in the huge bath tub. The ride home was a different story. I kept losing Eric and passing him when he would get off on an exit. Because of the wind, we decided to go a different route through Sun Valley. It took longer than we thought and night hit us with 3 hours left to go. After a deer jumped out and missed Eric by a few seconds, I freaked out and we pulled up to the nearest hotel. Whew! We had a hot shower and cocoa and the next morning we finished the drive. It was a pretty one, but man I was ready to be home safe.

Petting Zoo

When I heard that there was a petting zoo at the fair, I just had to take Eva, even though I have never been crazy about the fair with it's crowds, the heat and the rides that look like they could break any second. So to avoid all of that, I took her myself one morning knowing she wouldn't make me go on any of those scary rides. We had a great time! Our first stop was the goats, which she can say clearly now. "Goat!" I thought the little baby goats were so cute. Then we got cockadoodledooed at by this grouchy old rooster. You can tell by Eva's face that he kind of startled us! One thing I was amused at was the grooming of the cows. I suppose if I went to the fair to buy a cow I would want the prettiest one, but I actually saw someone blowdrying a cow's fur while brushing it so it would stand up nice and straight on it's back! Maybe this is common practice- I wouldn't know. I still need to ask Eric and Emily who grew up in Erda, UT.

The carousel was fabulously fun, but short and $4 a ride. So we only rode once but loved every second. I think I may go back next year as long as the carousel is the only ride I have to go on.

Kisses

Lucky Peak

Check out the pics from our fun day at Lucky Peak, a lake right here in Boise. We went with the young men in our ward.