Boise Trip January 2010

John just finished a ski down the mountain
Luci in her new Anne Geddes outfit that Sharon bought her.

Is this one cute baby or what?

Not too bad at tossing the pizza dough, huh?

Luci staring at grandma

Melissa and Luci enjoying the view from the ski lodge.

Me enjoying the snow on the mountain

John poses for the camera at his mother's request.

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us." 1 John 3:1

My flight to Boise left Dullus at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5th. By 12:45 p.m, Boise time I was looking into the beautiful face of Luci! John and Melissa's faces didn't look so bad either! I had been looking so forward to the trip and it was great! I climbed into backseat of John's SUV and sat beside Luci. I had to laugh at how she just stared at me as if to say, "do I know you"? It was a very relaxing 5 days. Luci stayed with me at hotel for the 4 nights and I am amazed at how well she adapts to staying with me without a fuss. She is really something and has been sitting up for some time now, will stand with assistance, and makes lots of noise as she is learning to test out her vocal cords. One of the cutest things that she is does is watch her hands. She puts one in front of her face and moves it around gracefully. It almost looks like she is directing a choir. I just love to watch her do it and would love to catch it on video.

One of the local pizza restaurants in Boise offers specials in that you can come in and make your own 10 inch pizza for free. Thursday happen to be "if you were born in January" so John and Melissa took me there and I made my very own pizza and it was free. It was one of the best pizzas I have ever eaten- even if I did make it and put extra sauce and cheese on it! Melissa took pictures of me in the kitchen making the pizza. The funny hat is a requirement - you pick out a hat from the selection that they have and wear it while making your pizza.

On Friday, John took us to Bogus mountain; hence the pictures of the snow. He skied while Melissa, Luci and I watched from the ski lodge. I am impressed at how good he can ski. The mountain was beautiful and it was a crisp, clear, and cold day. I flew home on Saturday. As always, it was hard to say "good-bye"....but it is not good-bye, it is a "until I see you the next time in March".

Shane and Abigail stayed with Sharon and Andy for the week as John worked late most nights. He brought them home on Saturday as they made the trip to Dullus to pick me up that evening. While he was downstairs in the basement for a few minutes, they were in the living room watching Curious George. George was learning to make apple juice out of fresh apples so Shane and Abigail decided to make their own juice by putting a fresh apple on the coffee dispenser and turning it on. John discovered their "cooking" when he smelled the apple burning. Those two are always coming up with new adventures............