Friday, December 4, 2009

Cousins, Turkeys, and Trees, Oh My!

We set a record and headed out for our third road trip to Idaho this year in honor of the passing of Aaron's grandma and of course the Thanksgiving holiday. The road trip was very different with an almost toddler than a little baby lump, but thanks to our friends, The Porters and the Baby Einstein division of Disney, we all made it there in one piece!

We thought we would be bored while Aaron's fam was in school, but we had a fun little trip to Idaho Falls one day to visit some friends and some fam there. Little did I know Idaho Falls has a CAFE RIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Kim for making it possible. Here is her daughter sharing some quesadillas with Adelyn. So cute, and of course so tasty. We also found out they have one in Twin Falls now...yes, trips to Idaho just got that much better! :)



Now here is the babe proudly showing off her Thanksgiving feast. We had such a great day with all of Aaron's Stoker Family. Brooklyn quickly became Adelyn's favorite because she was the one most willing to get up and walk around and around and around the house with her. Adelyn is STILL missing her terribly.



Our last day there we had a fun little adventure with everyone and headed up to the mountains in search of the perfect Christmas tree. We drove an hour and a half to get there and tromped around in the snow (Adelyn stayed in the car with grandpa) to find it.



Can we say it is a far cry from the Washington tree farm experience of driving five minutes from our house, getting out of the car, and being surrounded by perfect trees. The first was definitely a better adventure, but Adelyn LOVED them both.


I'm sure she wondered what the heck we were doing bringing a live tree into our house. She still stares at it in wonder and doesn't really want to touch it. That is a good thing of course....don't need all those ornaments strewn about!
Anyway, hope you had a good Thanksgiving too. If you want a few more pics, I'll post them on facebook for ya!

5 comments:

Heather said...

fun times!!! cute pictures of you guys. btw CAFE RIO is the best!!!!!
can't wait to eat there in 15 days!!! :)

Brandon and Becca said...

Kyle wonders why we brought a tree in. He looked at us like we were crazy when he realized it was coming inside. I'm sure it is odd for little kids.

Coleman Family said...

What a great Thanksgiving! Adelyn looks like she had a blast! And how fun to go in search of a Christmas tree, we definitely don't have to go far here to get one that's for sure!

RR said...

Looks fun..love your tree!

Holly said...

Glad you made it home safe and sane! Whoever invented the portable DVD player should win a Nobel Peace Prize:) If you're ever in Boise you should eat at Costa Vida, it's a lot like Cafe Rio but I actually prefer Costa Vida's tortiallas-yumm!