Mountain Getaway

My Mom decided that it had been way toooo long since she had seen her granddaughter so she flew over to Boise last weekend. Since it was going to be really hot in Boise we decided to escape the heat and visit Aunt Anna in Sun Valley. We didn't get there until really late on Friday night (after the worst drive of my life - Isla cried for about 45 minutes straight and nothing -NOTHING- could console her. She had both my Mom and I in tears). Thank goodness everyone was happy when we woke up the next morning! We had a great time hiking, eating out, and shopping. The weather was gorgeous - I forget how much I love it up there in the summer time!

Our happy girl at Java on Saturday morning:

My Mom was kind enough to watch Isla both Saturday and Sunday mornings so Aunt Anna and I could go on hikes. On Saturday morning we didn't have much time so we climbed up Ruud Mountain. Ruud was where the original ski hill was in Sun Valley before they moved it over to Baldy. The hike is straight up and short.

Anna and Hank at the bottom of Rudd:

Halfway to the top:

Hank and I at the top with Mt. Baldy in the background:

On Sunday morning Anna, Connie, and I hiked up Proctor Mountain which holds a special place in my heart as it is where Ryan proposed to me and it is where my Uncle Phil's memorial is. The weather was perfect that morning and we were able to catch the last of the wildflowers.

Anna, Connie and I on the way up the Mountain:

The beautiful view from the top:

Miss Isla was so lucky to visit with both of her Grandmas and her Aunt Anna last weekend. There is no shortage of love for this little girl:

At dinner on Saturday night Isla decided that she wanted to eat a lemon wedge that came with my salad. She must have like it because she wouldn't put it down. It was too funny - people from other dinner tables were watching and laughing at her expressions. Here are a couple of photos of the event:

She also got very tired during dinner so we had to entertain her by playing peek-a-boo with the napkin:

We look forward to going back up to Sun Valley hopefully sometime soon with Ryan (he was in Bend for a boys weekend and couldn't come with us). I hear Big Head Todd is going to be there on Labor Day weekend!