Graduation Trip Day 3 - Spokane and Friends!

Day 3:
We spent Thursday touring Spokane. It is a beautiful city and I definitely wouldn't mind living there if we ever had the chance.

First we stopped by the temple. Michael really enjoyed finding that the exterior of this temple looks nearly identical to the Palmyra temple in New York where he served his mission.

 Next we headed over to Spokane Falls. The Spokane river runs right through the middle of the city then drops to form these falls. We were lucky enough to catch them at their "peak" when snow run off has the river flowing very full and fast. They were the largest waterfalls I've ever seen in person and the crazy part was you could look off in any direction and see 10 story buildings!

Next to the falls there is the River Front Park. The highlight of the park was this huge Radio Flyer wagon. The handle is a slide!  Hazel and Eliza went down numerous times and even Michael had a turn. Okay, let's be honest - I wanted to go too but at this point Lenora was asleep in the wrap so I couldn't. Who wouldn't want to slide down the handle of a giant wagon?

Just for some perspective here's Eliza next to one of the tires!

Go Bulldogs!

Before we left Michael and Hazel rode the carousel. Hazel loves carousels so much! Eliza was tired by this point and didn't want to go. Once they were done we headed back to the hotel for nap time.

 After naps we made a quick stop at Discovery park then headed over to a friend's house for dinner.

Love my girls!

On Michael's mission he was companions with Elder Ryan Fox for 11 months (that's like an eternity for a companionship). Ryan's cousin Marjorie also served in the same mission during that time. Marjorie and her husband were nice enough to have us all over for dinner at their house. The kids played, chased chickens, and got filthy dirty while the adults visited. It was the perfect visit and overall a great day!