Raymond is doing some woodwork for a house my grandpa is building. The house is in Ririe so it's a bit of a trek to get there to work on it so we made it a long weekend while Ray installed the stairway. Kate and I learned we could live in the square footage of a sleeping bag with a little room to sprawl some goods around us. The trip ended up being 6 days..instead of 4...so we had LOTS of time to kill. I was suprised at how quickly the time passed and how good Kate was. The house was still under construction so there was power and a portable furnace. The john was in the front yard. We stayed at hotels for most of the trip...except for one very uncomfortable night on the floor at the house! It was fun to be close to Ray and be able to talk/see/eat with him. I took a cooler full of food and a toaster so we had our meals right there with us! I called it our "refugee camp" which is pretty much what it was!
Ray was amazed at how well Kate and I could sleep...on a hard floor...with a saw/drill/music/etc 15 feet away...in a chilly room...but oh did we have some good naps and the noise did not even phase us! That's my girl!! She officially loves cheetos since Aunt Jess introduced them to her, I am pretty sure I get more messy than she does though! My Grandpa Winn was there for a couple days so it was fun to hang out with him. I remember always going to grandpa's farm in Idaho as a kid, it was my favorite place to be. Me and my grandpa watching the cows in the field= heaven!
On Monday we went over to Jackson Hole to measure a job for the Woodbender's. Kate was such a champ on the drive, she just read her book and took a nap! Kate and I hung out while Ray went to the construction site and had an awesome time watching giant crows steal food out of a guys lunch box. It was crazy. Kate got excited each time they would fly or hop, she would start waving her hands and yelling "ooh ooh ooh". She is getting so much more expressive, I love it.
Afterwards we went to K-Mart to let her be out of the car for a bit before heading back to Idaho Falls. There were some cute little stuffed puppies and she had to give each one a love before giving it back to Ray. The funny thing is she knew exactly which ones she had already loved and which ones still needed one! The drive was gorgeous with lots of fall colors all around and there was snow in the mountains!
One night we stayed at a nicer hotel in Idaho Falls ($89 vs our $59 hotel in Rigby but was still cheap!). We had a fun night swimming, we got dinner at Famous Dave's and watched a movie. It was nice to actually relax and enjoy a night together as a family. Ray's stairway ended up beautiful as did the doors he finished! I am lucky to have such a handy man!
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