Dad, the Great Slacker

Well, I've outdone myself this time. I let whole month pass without a post and now we have to play catch up. I thought instead of cramming a whole bunch of stuff into one post we'd do a marathon... a Boston Marathon, if you will... and I'll do several days in a row cataloging different events that have happened.

The first event was one that we were anxious for all summer... a visit from Grandma Kim and Grandpa Ken. We had so much fun and were so happy to have them in our home. Now, being the Great Slacker, as was pointed out in the title, I didn't snap nearly as many pictures as I should have. But luckily Grandma Kim and Mom have a collective On-The-Ball rating of about 10.1 (out of a possible 10, I'm assuming) so we were able to gather some good stuff. Here we go...

We had an awesome picnic lunch at Tautphaus Park in Idaho Falls and Boston could scarcely contain himself with how much space there was to run.

And run he did.



And fall.

After that we all walked around a cool street art fair on the greenbelt. There were lots of amazing artists there so we all naturally thought that Willson & McKee should be making the scene complete. After filling our souls with art we wanted to fill the geese with something... and since a loaf of bread was cheaper than stuffing we decided to feed the free loaders.

This was Boston's second time feeding the geese and he wasn't scared at all.

Mom tried to show him how to throw the bread, but he has a little trouble with his release.

I think he was confused because he tends to throw a significant amount of food on the ground (he likes to share with the dogs at his various grandparents' houses) so when we told him to throw it, he did just what his dad would do... eat it.

Boston found a soft feather... and, no he didn't pluck it from an unsuspecting goose.

Grandma Kim got some pretty cool family shots of us. This is a rare one where we're all looking at the same thing and no one is blinking/crying/sighing/squirming/panicking.



Here's another good one in front of the falls.

Kjerstin was quite a bit more successful at teaching the boy to throw... she's a pillar of patience.

Of course, he eventually lost interest and tried to go for a swim.

After all that outdoors we were ready for some grub. We decided Del Rio sounded good. Boston, having been the busiest of us all, was naturally the thirstiest of us all.

After a long exhausting day we called time out and resumed the next morning. We got to just hang out at the house and visit for a few hours. Boston just had to show Grandma Kim all of his toys.

It was super fun to have Grandma and Grandpa over and we hope they can come again soon. Next time I'll try to redeem myself with pictures and then be more prompt in posting them. Next time I also hope we have better luck getting a picture of Boston and Grandma where he's not confused. He did give her hugs and even laid his head on her shoulder but my trigger finger is mighty rusty these days.

Boston hearts Grandma.