Vacation Week

Dustin had his week off recently, and instead of traveling or something similar, we spent it doing various smaller things here at the Little House. I was glad we had not planned to go away in the end, because both the children were sick part of the week.

Dustin spent one of his days off on Brundage Mountain, skiing with friends. He came home tired and very sore, but he thoroughly enjoyed himself.

Another day we tackled a major job I had been putting off for too long…reorganizing and cleaning his office. It took longer than I had expected, but it was such a good feeling to have it finished – and to walk past the newly tidy space. Another room checked off my housecleaning list!

Dustin made sure to have one of his favorite dishes for dinner one night, since it’s labor intensive and he had enough time to make it.

We had had plans for one day that didn’t work out because of the children being sick, but we were able to do a day trip to Boise. We ate at the Cheesecake Factory (I didn’t get any pictures because we were too hungry, but it was such a feast!) and then took Davy to the aquarium.

It was a little aquarium, but he was pretty impressed. Some of the the tanks were touch tanks, where you could feed and touch the fish. Davy would run back and forth between them.

To be fair, I’m not sure if he or Dustin liked trying to pet the fish more.

The sting rays would stick their heads up out of the water and look you over, and swim around the tank, partially sticking out of the water, splashing water the whole way around, like they were at a circus.

My favorite (other than the adorable tiny swimming turtles) were the little coral reef displays. Such color, and such beautiful little fish, darting around like living jewels! And the unique “plants” that are actually alive! There truly is a whole different world under the water, where God made a whole new set of wonders, just because He could. And we are only beginning to scratch the surface of it all.

Like I said, it was a small aquarium, though well done, and perfect for a child to explore.

We were able to have a few leisurely days, getting lots of reading done…but the week ended with a little dinner party at our house with a few friends. It was a very pleasant way to spend a Saturday evening.

Normal routine starts tomorrow, but it was a lovely break. Have a great week, everyone!