Fun Times in Boise

If there is one thing Preston loves - it is visiting with his Grandparents (both sides)! We recently took a trip to Boise and he was in heaven with all the space to run around. Trying to change his clothes, change his diaper, go to bed, anything that required him to be stationary became a game to him as he would quickly scamper away.

The rainy weather kept us inside about half of the time we were there but we had Aunt Jenn's volleyball games to look forward to. It was so fun to go watch her team play and be back in my high school, where I also played volleyball. Preston got very good at saying "vball" (which he also associates with football and basketball.)

One Saturday we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to The Farmstead Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Meridian. Preston loved the freedom to run and the breath of fresh air. I think it was the first sunny day we had after arriving. There were so many activities: a hay ride, pig races, tractors, corn mazes, slides, a jumpy "pillow", pony rides, animals, pumpkin cannons, etc. Preston, who seems to be a bit scared of many things, even rode a pony. It was amazing! After much coaxing from Grandpa he finally allowed his leg to be put over the pony and by the end of the ride was smiling and waving. We were so proud of him. This was a huge deal because the last time were in Utah (end of August) we tried to put him on a pony ride and he absolutely refused.

Jumping with Aunt Jenn

Pure joy when he's jumping! We had so many pictures of jumping it was hard to pick just one!

Our pumpkins! It was fun to walk through an actual pumpkin patch and pick off the vine.

We also went to visit the Birds of Prey exhibit and got to see some large birds. Preston thought it was so fun!

And, to top things off, no trip to Boise is complete without seeing one of my best friends from high school. It was so fun to see our kids play together. I'm so jelaous of their backyard. You just don't find backyards like that in California unless you have a large,expensive house. I guess land is at too much of a premium here. We would LOVE to have a backyard where Preston could go play. I am grateful that we have a few parks very, very close though.