Bushwhackin' and Hot Springin'

We welcomed the fall season with a beautiful day in the mountains. My Grandma Cook came to Idaho for a visit this last week, so Marc took the day off from school on Monday so that we could all go up to the cabin together. It was perfect! The sky was overcast, but not rainy. The shrubs and aspens were beginning to change color. And the smell of pine was thick! As usual, we crammed a lot into the short time that we were there. It was a wonderful way to spend time together as a family.

Four generations!

Sisters on the swing set that Grandpa built.


Sierra is always picking any berry that she can find.

I love this one!

Sierra, Ally and I went on a crazy hike. We bushwhacked all over the place and ended up climbing boulders just to get back to the road. I was really afraid, but couldn't let on to the girls. All the while, Sierra wore Grandma's pearls and carried her pink treasure box. On the trail back to the cabin Ally said, "Beautiful day, right Mom?"

Baking sugar cookies in Grandma's kitchen!

The girls LOVED the hot springs just up the road from the cabin on the middle fork of the Payette River.