So we spent this last week visiting my sister, her husband and all the kids in Idaho. How it the world I got labeled as the hyperactive kid in my family is beyond me! We never stopped, it was food and entertainment 24-7. Nolan's bed time was usually somewhere around 11 p.m for 9 days straight. Jennifer had so many fun things planned for us we took her up on all of it!
After a 14 hour drive to Idaho, we jumped in the car the next morning and drove 2 hours to McCall to go play in the snow. The boys were sledding down bumpy hills at rocket speeds and when I tried to follow I just ended up face planting in the snow. Some little girls showed us a much safer way to enjoy the snow called "Penguin's".
Hannah, Nolan & Martin doing the Penguin. Nolan was yelling, "I'm winning".
Later that night we ended up in the E.R. with Gabby. She was feverish and sounding like a weird squeaky toy with every breath. They diagnosed her with croup and gave her a steriod and Nebulizer treatment. Martin had to hold a mask over her little face while she struggled and cried while I held down her arms and legs. It was the worst feeling ever! What a way to spend her first Valentine's Day. So we hunkered down for a couple of days and celebrated my birthday at the house (that one will get it's own post)
The boys taught Nolan how to do his D.J. This is a pic of him doing his, "Weeka Weeka, Brains in my Head, Brains in my Head, B-B-B-B Brains in my Head". Oh the things he learned from his cousins.
The food ... The food... I swear we all gained massive amounts of weight. My sister, the foodie, I don't even know how to express to you her obsession. Oh, I know. On my birthday we went to Idaho's best breakfast spot, Goldie's. After Jen ordered a special no longer on the menu the waiter casually said he'd see if they could still make it. Wrong answer. By the time the waiter left the table with our order he said, "Okay, I will explain to the cheif that there is a women upstairs about to strap a bomb to her chest if she doesn't get her Currito." Jennifer was satisfied ... and she got her Currito.
All the kids at a restaurant that I can't remeber the name except that it ended with "Trailer Park Cuisine". Very fun.
Nolan had his first bowling experience and loved it.
Nolan really wanted to bowl with an orange ball and Riley to the rescue ... found one!
On our last day in town we drove out to Bogus Basin and went tubing. Unfortunately we found out after we arrived that a church had reserved the whole tubing hill until 6p.m. Jennifer sweet talked her way into buying 3 tickets off of them which we proceeded to share between 6 of us. After a couple of sleep deprived mega meltdowns, Nolan pulled it together and had a blast. On our last run down we decided to get daring and have the guys spin us down the hill. Bad idea. Nolan fell out a third of the way down. With Martin and I helplessly watching from the bottom, Nolan was put in a new tube and launched down the hill all by himself. He was all smiles when he got to us. Whew!
Then it was Nolan's turn to get sick ... on the 17 hour drive back home. You know it's bad when your 2 year old says "No" to : chocolate, gummy bears, juice and lollipops. "I don't want any food, I just want to get out of the car now!" he screamed at hour 14.
