Last week we were able to squeeze in a last hurrah retreat before babygirl makes her debut. We stayed close and mozied up to Lava Hot Springs, ID. Our bestest adventure buddy, Aunt Jodi, broke free of the hospital (due to her job as a radiologist...not frequent accidents/injuries) and joined us! We lived it up and had the time of our lives!
First Matt and Jodi rented tubes and hit the river (after a delicious lunch at the local burger joint). We're talking white rapids, SCARY river. Jodi went under during her first trip down and couldn't get back on her tube. Luckily a handsome stranger came to the rescue but Jodi was pretty mortified...and banged up! She had scratches from her shoulder to her big toe and everywhere in between. But true to their "never surrender" attitude, they didn't give up and floated the river 5 more times. Matt ended up with a matching shoulder wound. But they had a blast and came away with many tales from their adventures. It was fun for Madi and I to walk the river trail and document the experience. We then opted for the air-conditioned car and became the pick-up/drop-off committee.
After a little rest, we ate dinner at the Royal Pizza Parlor...yum! Matt and Jodi then walked across the street from our hotel, the classy Tumbling Waters Inn, to the hot spring pools while Mama and Mads took another stroll and got ready for bed. Madi graciously slept through the night and we were off another day of adventure.
Day 2 started with a walk to the grocery store for breakfast. After Madder's morning nap, we packed up, checked out, and headed over to the Olympic pool for some fun before leaving town. They had 3 VERY TALL platforms to jump from and lots of slides so of course Matt and Jodi had to conquer them all. We had lots of delicious snacks and swam to our heart's desires. Madi loved splashing with Mama and a good time was had by all.
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| BEST BUDS |
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| ROOOOAR! |
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| Giddy-up! |
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| Matt Smiling (Before Rapids & Being Dumped from Tube) |
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| The last time we see Jodi with both flip-flops and no bloody scrapes. |
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| Nearing the drop-off |
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| What a RUSH! |
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| Adrenaline Junkie |
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| ADVENTURE BUDDIES |
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| Matching Shoulder Scrapes |
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| Snack Break; LICORICE + Braces = Saving Some for Later |
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| FLYIN' HIGH |
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| Back-flip |
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| SOOOOO BRIGHT! |
Lowest Platform Jump
Medium Platform Jump
Highest Platform Jump
2 comments:
Oh my goodness. Jodi has a new scar for everytime she has an adventure. Hope it was any fun for you Kaye! Moms learn to have vicarious fun. . .
Wow! Looks like a good time. Wish we were there. I would have totally jumped from the highest one...
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