Coeur dAlene, ID, October 9 & 10, 2010

It was good to get back to the good ole USA! We stayed in Coeur dAlene, Idaho. It is really pretty here. There are a lot of trees on hills and lots of lakes. It was really cold though!!

The hotel we stayed at was really nice and it was all decorated up for Halloween. In the lobby they had cobwebs from the big stone fireplace to the chandelier. There were big mummies on each side of the door. There was a zombie holding a bowl of candy. It was really fun!

This was one of our favorite wards that we have attended on our journey! They were all so friendly here. We really enjoyed it.

We watched the kite surfers on the lake Monday morning. It was windy and cold!!

Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1 - 9, 2010

What an awesome city Vancouver is! We love it! There is lots of water everywhere and bridges to each part of the city. We have explored so many things here and have loved each one of them.

One of our favorite places in Vancouver is Stanley Park. It is a beautiful 1,000 acre park with lots of trails, trees, lakes, totem poles, beaches, city views, playgrounds, etc. It has it all! It is adjacent to downtown Vancouver. We went here numerous times and enjoyed it each time.

We went across the Lions Gate Bridge to North Vancouver and up to Grouse Mountain. There we went hiking and walked across a suspension bridge to hike up to a beautiful waterfall! The bridge was spooky when is moved but it was fun. It was very green and lush and very beautiful.

One day was spent at the Vancouver Museum of Science. The Body Exhibit was showing there and we were able to go see it. Wow. As Christopher says, "It's amazing, but gross!" The boys were most impressed with the lungs of a nonsmoker as compared to the lungs of a smoker! I'm glad that made such an impression!

Another favorite spot was Granville Island. There were a lot of little shops with lots to see and they even had a Kids Market that the boys loved. It was filled with about 20 shops all dedicated to toys, kids books, puppets, and all things that kids love. The boys had a blast going in all the shops and seeing all there was. There was also a farmers market there that was fun to see.

We rode the ferry over to North Vancouver one day and went to the market at the ferry landing. What fun! They had a tower there that we went up on that gave us a great view of the city.

One afternoon was spent looking for the Mormon temple. We had the address, but the GPS didn't pull up anything. We searched and searched and finally found the temple. We were taking pictures on the lawn in front of the temple and had just moved off the lawn when the sprinklers came on! That was a close one!! They were just putting in the landscaping for the temple and were testing the sprinkler system! We almost got wet!!

We have decided that Vancouver is definitely a place we want to go back to!!

Seattle, September 30, 2010

We love Seattle! It has been fun being here for 5 days. We got to see and do a lot! Today we went to visit the Boeing Aircraft factory. That was amazing. We went into the biggest building in the world where they make the air crafts for all the different airlines. The latest one is the 787 which will be released in January. It is amazing! We learned that most air planes are painted white because white paint weighs less that colored paint. Who would have thought!

After leaving the Boeing plant we took the ferry over to Widbey Island. That was a beautiful drive. We drove onto the ferry and then went up top to sit and watch the view. Wow!! We drove all the way up the island through Oak Harbor and then stayed in Mount Vernon, Washington.