Preston quit Jerome Cheese and within hours had another job at Freedom Electric. We'd planned a vacation for later in the year but with a week layover between jobs we decided now would be best. For 2 days we toured Idahos capital city-Boise. The zoo was priority uno but day one was rainy. We headed to the capital building. Turned out to be the National Day of Prayer. Pretty cool cuz all the rooms were open to view and we got behind some grade school tour groups to hear some history.
We hit the mall for a while. Katana loved the Escalator. Got in trouble after sneaking out of TOT-land to go ride one all by her self. Gave me a heart attack the little stinker. Then off to a nice sit down dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Good food but with 400 items on the menu you worked up an appetite just reading threw it. The hotel I booked online had a pump problem with their pool. Thankfully we were able to get out of our reservation and find another one close with an INDOOR WORKING pool. A necessity for a vacation with kids.
Day 2- slightly overcast was ideal for walking around the zoo. Katana wore her Zebra shirt 2 days in a row in anticipation of seeing them. Their favorite animals were the jelly-fish and the monkeys which were very load and seemed to talk to the kids. Even Axel got the idea to yell OO OO EEE OOO and the monkeys would bark back. They thought that was hilarious. After our carousel ride we had to take the long way around the next exhibits to avoid it. Would have blown the budget riding in circles. I found an old wind up camera from our wedding I believe. Took that for pictures at the zoo. You should have seen some of the looks I got. "They still make those?"
A few days with Dad home was nice. Kids played and I got to cross off some HONEY DO list items. Construction wise the project was changing our tub to the kids bathroom and that old one to the construction bathroom. New green board and molding. I love to see progress.
