Spring Break

 After we completed Gators goal of every Utah temple, we started looking at Idaho.  There are 9 (6 open) temples.  Utah took us a year to get to all 28 temples, but we planned the Idaho temples in a 3 day loop across southern Idaho.  Monday morning we left and saw the Burley temple, it is not quite done, and we plan to go up for the open house late this year or early next.  we drove to Twin Falls and went to a couple waterfalls.  We visited Perrine Coulee Falls and the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River.  Not too far away from there we went to see Lemmon Falls.  That was in Ritter Island State Park.  I want to go back and see more of this place.  It was so pretty.  The water in the pond was blue, and crystal clear.  There are many more waterfalls to see.  We stayed in Twin Falls Monday night and woke up Tuesday and went to the Twin Falls, Boise, and Meridian temples.  Tuesday night we stayed in Meridian and woke up Wednesday and drove 4 hours to Rexburg.  We were on a narrow mountain pass the whole way and I was scared we were going to get lost, but we ended up right where we needed to be.  And we drove right by Craters of the Moon National Monument.  This is a must go back and see, I have wanted to go visit this place and had no idea we were going to be driving right by it.  We walked into the baptistry in Rexburg and they had a young man in the font ready to baptize Gator.  I literally could see her heart smile when she saw this young man with Downs Syndrome.  After Rexburg we drove past the site for the new Teton River temple, also in Rexburg, and then drove to Idaho Falls.  We spent Wednesday night at Owen & Kylee's.  We went to dinner and played a game of Monopoly.  I love visiting Owen & Davis at their places.  It is fun having grown up children and getting to go visit with them in their homes and catch up on what they are doing.  Thursday we went to the Pocatello temple and took the long way home through Montpelier to see the temple being built there.  This way home took us right through Logan so we took Davis a burrito and a coke for lunch and said a quick hey.  We had such a fun road trip.  Gator drove most of the way, we listened to podcasts, ate way too much junk, and saw all the Idaho temples.  We had fun talking, laughing, and teasing each other, making lots of memories, never wanting spring break to end.  

By the beautiful flowers at the Boise temple

Gator was pretty water logged by this point, but she kept going

Stopping in Pocatello for the night.  After dinner, we played Owens favorite board game and one of the only ones he will play.  He loves Monopoly!

Gator got tons of driving practice in, she is ready if they ever call her for her road test 

Perrine Coulee falls

Perrine Bridge and Snake River

Ritter Island State Park, there were waterfalls everywhere and this water was so clear

Lemmon Falls

All the Idaho temples