Boise Temple

 

We had to say our goodbyes to the family and head back home-kind of. We decided to break up our trip so that we could stop in Boise to go to the temple there. It was beautiful! We were able to wander around the grounds and enjoy the fall leaves. I also had awesome luck booking our hotel. We were about 10 minutes from town when I decided to try the Priceline Express Deals App. We ended up getting a hotel for about 50% from the cheapest I could find online. When we got there-about 5 minutes after I officially booked-they upgraded us to a suite, so we had two bedrooms, which was awesome for letting Porter sleep better and not constantly try to get our attention like he had been at the foot of our bed for the past week and a half. It also had a fridge, microwave, two tvs, a couch, and a super fancy bathroom, it was a fun place to stay.

Cecret Lake

JD and I had another date-crazy how nice it is to have babysitters available. We drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon and hiked to Cecret Lake. It was a beautiful day and the leaves in the canyon were gorgeous. We discovered how much of a difference a few thousand feet in elevation can make while we were hiking though. We live at around 900 ft and were hiking at around 10,000 ft today. After our hike we were able to eat at Ganesh, our favorite Indian food restaurant, before heading home. It was such a fun day, and it is so nice to be able to spend time with just JD.

Living Planet Aquarium

Great Grammy Karen took us to the Living Planet Aquarium in Salt Lake. Porter loved it! Aquariums are awesome for littles because they are face to face with the fish and animals. He liked the fish, the penguins, and the highlight was probably running back and forth in the shark tube towards the end of our time at the aquarium. We went really late in the day, so the place was super quiet which made for lots of running room for Porter. Karen bought him one of his new favorite books while we were there too that involves a googly eyed goldfish pretending to be an eel and a whale. It was a fun afternoon with Grandma Karen and JaNae.