A Weekend in Coeur d'Alene

We had planned to visit Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for my nephew Aaron's baptism, which also just happened to fall over Halloween weekend. We were excited to visit the family and spend Halloween there. We decided to bring Tailor and Quincy and see how they would do on the weekend trip. Tailor has made many roadtrips with me in her almost 10 years of life; Quincy, however has not. I got Quincy in early 2008, just before I got really sick, so unfortunately he has not had the opportunity of much travel. We tried to make up for that a bit this last summer by bringing the pups on several camping trips and short road trips in the state. This would be the longest trip (10 hours each way) that he would have ever been on. I'm happy to report that both Tailor and Quincy did great, and they had fun visiting everyone, too!

The dogs get a potty break somewhere along I-15 in Montana

We left Salt Lake bright and early (actually before dawn) Friday morning. This allows us to get into Coeur d'Alene in the early afternoon. Just in time to take a short nap before spending the evening with family. It makes the long drive for a short weekend seem more worth it! After getting all gussied up, we started our weekend off by going to dinner with my dad and Helen, at one of their favorite steak houses in Hayden, Idaho. We had fun visiting and catching up, and the ribs were GREAT! For some reason, we didn't get a picture of all of us together.

After dinner, we met up with my brother Matt, his wife Dawna, and their kids at their ward Halloween party. We watched an awesome "Thriller" dance routine put on by the youth of their ward, and had fun hanging out with the kiddos, who were all dressed up in their Halloween best.

Aaron was a ninja, and happy to show off some of his ninja moves.

Isaac was a ninja too, but a little more shy about it.

Ellie was a darling lady bug.

And Olivia made the cutest cow girl ever.

Fun in the car on the way home!

It was a great way to start a great weekend with family!