We decided last minute to spend the 4th of July in Coeur d’alene this year! Believe it or not when we asked the kids if they wanted to go they didn’t jump at the chance. They love our neighborhood 4th of July pancake breakfast/parade and our cul de sac fireworks so much that they almost didn’t want to go. We finally convinced them but only by promising to leave after the breakfast. Then a neighbor found out my kids were going to miss the fireworks and several of them offered to join us in shooting off our fireworks early! So the kids ended up getting the best of both worlds.
A neighbor family that just moved in has a kid the same age as all of our kids. Libby has been praying for a little girl her age to move into our cul-de-sac since she was four! She finally got her wish.
Then it was off to Coeur d’alene
Amber Waves of Grain!
We drove all day in time to get there to watch the big fireworks over the lake. The kids were doubtful it would be as good as their beloved neighborhood fireworks, not having been to many big shows in their life. But they were blown away…no pun intended.
No I didn’t take this picture. 🙂
The next day we played around Coeur d’alene. Levi and Rock went cliff jumping:
We ate Gooeys at the Coeur d’alene resort. They were as big as Liberty’s head and so delicious!
Libby was thrilled, but Levi was not so sure…
We were all hot and tired after a long day exploring Coeur d’alene in the heat, so we went back to the hotel for a swim and some popcorn.
The next day the girls rented bikes to ride along the lake and the boys hiked Tubb’s Hill.
You can see Levi on the middle rock if you look close.
Then we played at the beach.
And got some more ice cream.
Coeur d’alene was beautiful!
And if you noticed that we are short one child, that is because Cade is working up at Scout Camp this summer.
Short n Sweet 