CDA 2014

Each May on Memorial Day weekend we try to take a trip to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This will be our third year. We have a blast staying with Aunt Teresa and seeing Jef and his family. We also love so many of the fun activities we have started doing each visit. Shortly after Teresa moved to Coeur d'Alene she gave my kids a book titled, "Mudgy and Millie". It is a story about how the two characters play hide and seek and they explore the city and all the popular landmarks. My kids enjoy it every year. This park just opened in downtown and we saw both Mudgy and Millie in real life. They kids thought it was so much fun. We also loved seeing the sun.

Teresa always has such fun things fun for us, but the perfect amount of relaxing too. The kids had a great time drawing with chalk on her sidewalk. I was impressed with Brayden's chalk skills. We had a great time hiking Tubb's hill, playing at the park, and having a great time in Teresa's play area. 

It was a ton of fun to have Libby and her family join us. My kids loved having Broxson around. Reagan is so nurturing. I hope Broxson loved being mothered, I know Dallin was excited for Reagan to mother someone other than him. Broxson was just starting to stand and taking a few steps while holding his hands. Reagan had a great time helping him practice.

They love visiting Aunt Teresa!

So a few weeks before we went to CDA, Dallin was being difficult while we were out shopping. He wasn't listen and he wouldn't even walk into the store without being carried. So I got an idea to tell him to use the force to open the store doors. Well he walked up to them and put his hand up and said, "Force" and sure enough the door opened. He thought it was the most amazing thing. It does help me get him into stores, but he also does it everywhere. Here is his force arm. You never know when he will use it.

We love hiking around Tubbs Hill. As we started on our walk I mentioned to Jared how big the kids are getting. We have come each May for the past three years and it has been crazy to go from Reagan in a backpack and Dallin in a front carrier to them just cruizing down the trail all by themselves. They are getting so big. It is really fun to go each year and think about how things have changed from the year before.

Dallin loved throwing sticks into the lake. 

Of course, the kids couldn't get enough of the art supplies. We got out the paint at one point and Jared nearly had a panic attack. He doesn't do messy very well, and the paint was putting him over the edge. 

Here are some pictures from us walking around the boardwalk by the hotel. It was really windy.