Grandma...horses, bikes and grizlly bears!

The first week of summer Vicky and I decided that it was the best (and maybe only) time to go on a girls road trip up to Washington to see our Mom (Grandma Libby).  So we packed up Monday morning and headed north to Boise.  We were taking it easy and were going to stop overnight in Boise and swim at the pool and relax.  It was a great trip up and the girls all did really well.  We were only at Grandma's for 3 days, but we had a great time.  We were able to go and visit her horse Goose at his stables. 

We also got to see 2 Grizzly bears take a bath/swim in their pool at the University Grizzly bear habitat.  What amazing animals they are!  We got to be about 3 feet away (and a couple fences) from these awesome animals and watch them cool off from the heat.  The pictures just don't do it justice as we stood there laughing and getting splashed by a huge bear playing in water!

On our last day we rented bikes and decided to ride from Pullman Washington to Moscow Idaho, which is about 8 miles.  The girls all did great and we met Grandpa Irv in Moscow for a delicious pizza lunch (another celebration of McKinley's birthday!  Thanks Grandpa Irv!) before riding the 8 miles back.  My seat bones were not too happy with that activity, but it was a breathtakingly beautiful ride through rural Washington/Idaho and all the farms. 

(Grandma and I were there too, we had already returned our bikes when the girls arrived!)

After our quick visit we took our two days home, stopping again in Boise and getting home Friday afternoon.  It was such a great trip and we have already decided to do it again next year!