We collected on our Christmas present!!! (part 1)

Always nice to see the design of fields from the airplane!  

Our first stop was Spokane.  We went to Spokane falls... that's a LOT of water!  

 At the falls area there's a park with a big red wagon slide.  The kids all went on it and had fun.  We also went to a parade... a real, long parade with lots of bands and flags!!

                  Dad and Mom posing with the lilacs.

The kids had fun on the carousel.  They have a place to collect rings, which was fun to see them try and catch... Georgea got a golden ring and won a free ride! 
 Love the different bridges!

 Amazing what keeps kids who have been trapped in a car all day entertained when they get out!

 Elic and Georgea both 'rode' bikes while we were in Oregon!

 We decided our ride was about the same size as the wagons the pioneers rode in... they probably had a little more head room, but we went a lot farther in a day!

 Beautiful gate!!

 Rainbow on our way to Idaho.

 Our first campsite in Idaho.

 Wildlife... A regular deer may not be impressive for most people, but we don't have little deer like this at home.  This deer was stuck between the two guardrails so we followed it until it got off the road.