Boise Trip

We went on a long car trip (8hr, split into 2 days) to Boise to visit Matthew's grandparents (10/1 eve-10/8). It was a lot of fun and relaxing (internet free). Andy did surprisingly well on the trip. He only got cranky when we got close to Boise declaring he didn't want to go to Boise. He got even better on the way back: he just quietly enjoyed all the scenery (which was really gorgeous that'd I'd love to spend a month painting along the highway) mostly. I guess even car trip is trainable: he was significantly better on the way back.


The first rest stop in Idaho



Chasing ducks at the Julia Davis park to the zoo across the street.



Playing with dog Chole
Andy loved Charlotte (Matthew's aunt)'s dogs and cats. When he saw a dog days after, he talked about Chole, we were really surprised that he still remembered. He warmed up to the grandparents well. He and Matthew's grandpa fed a lot of ducks together by the river stream running through the back yard. By the end of the trip he didn't want to leave Boise, he said let's go to Charlotte's house and go play with Chole instead.



Climbing the sand dunes!



The discovery center full of physics experiments!




Andy remembers places along the way many days after: his favorites were Yakima and he'll add that there're 3 swimming pools (referring to the hotel we stayed at) and Pendleton (the hotel on the way back, pictured him in the pool).
It was a wonderfully relaxing week with wonderful people. I painted with Matthew's grandma (who also paints) in their sunroom during duck feeds.