Coeur d'Alene fun

We decided to take one more vacation before school and football start and my mother inlaw wanted to try Coeur d'Alene. So away we went. It was a very long and windy (not wind but curvy) trip. Along the way there were many potty breaks as you could imagine with 10 people traveling. We stopped at a rest area about an hour from our destination and found some very friendly ground squirrels. Boy were they HUNGRY!!!

Braedon gave his shredded wheat.

Dawson gave his grapes.

Taelor gave hers a little bit of everything and then she really wanted to hold one so everytime they came her way she would pet them an try and pick it up. Brave kid that one!!

Aren't they cute!!

The second day we were there we went for a hike on a hill that ran along a lake. It was so beautiful!!

When we got to a little point where there was not many people the kids wanted to get in the water. All fine and good but we had no swim suits. Not to worry though, underwear work just fine!! People were probably like "Dang tourists!!" Oh well we will never see them again!

This was our crew before Shane's step dad and his sisters husband joined us the next day.

The following day we went to a theme park called Silverwood. It was a mix of Lagoon and a county fair. Not what we were expecting. I am not much of a roller coater rider as the oder I get the more I feel like I could lose my lunch! So Taelor took this picture of my mother in law and me waiting for everyone else to get off the rides.

Then the next day we went to a Gold Mine. The kids got to pan for real gold and gems. They had a great time. In fact they did not want to leave!

Dawson loves rocks so this was his perfect day!!

Braedon getting very into finding the perfect one! Braedon found a small geode and a little gold nugget! Score!

Then we went on a tour of the mine and it was chilly!! 48 degrees! BRRR!

Then we ventured on down the road to the town of Wallace. Ironcially this is the exact spot where they taped the movie Dante's Peak. It was very cool. A man in the museum showed us what they did to turn their town into a disaster. Also right by the building with the pointy top it a spot in the middle of the road that says the Center of the Universe. Interesting!

Then we went on a walk where the Great fire of 1910 was. It was georgous!!

Kiddos posing for their dad!

The day after that we went to a indoor water park because it was freezing outside! Hello August? Anyway....I did not take the camera but wished I would have. There was a slide called the Super Bowl but the kids referred to it as ' the toilet'. It was a lot of fun. You would go in the tube and down unitl it dropped you in a huge bowl and you spun around and around until it bascially flushed you!! It gives the toilet a whole new perspective!!

The next day we drove home and the kids made a little make shift bed by putting the seats down! All in all it was a blast!