Thursday morning I woke up super early probably because there was a baby kicking me in bed. She's little, but certainly has mastered the art of being a bed hog!
I went out for a run, and enjoyed checking out the beautiful scenery around the hotel. It sits right on Lake Coeur d'Alene, has a 3/4 mile board walk, hiking trail, beautiful park and bike trail. I always feel so much better when I get my bearings!
When I arrived back at the room, everyone was up! I wasn't expecting that, and neither was David. I took the kids and went for a walk so David could get a workout in. David totally missed out.
The kids and I had such a fun adventure! We ran into Grandpa Bill just outside the hotel, and we walked down on the dock to check out the parked float planes in the water. Then we ventured over to the moose and mouse statue. The statues are based on a children's book, Mudgy and Millie. There are five statues in Coeur d'Alene, and a walking trail that connects them.
This particular statue sits near the hotel overlooking the water. We had fun checking him out, and Ryan loved that the Millie the mouse was sitting on Mudgy's nose!
Ryan was fascinated with the swimmers in the lake, so we sat down and watched them for awhile. We chatted with one of the guys, then Ryan made me strike up conversations with another. We talked about how far they were swimming, and if they were training for races. He wanted me to talk to yet another, but the opportunity didn't present itself. He said, "You could ask her about her swimming." He's a funny kid.
Next we tried to track down another statue, or "pistachio" as Ryan calls them! We ended up finding two more statues. Each time I would take a picture of Ryan by the statue, and then he'd have to take a picture of me by the statue. We never made it to the other two, but that will be on our list for next time!
When we got back to the hotel we went swimming! Ryan and I had so much fun. He was so brave and jumped in!! Kendall lasted about 5 minutes and was ready for a nap.
