First Family Fun Day...

In the past a typical Saturday for the McDaniel family has almost always involved a trip to Costco to check out all the stuff we don't need but buy anyway and linner (lunch/dinner combo) at the food court. While I think there is no better way to spend a Saturday than browsing Costco and dining on a hot dog and churro for lunch, Josh was getting fed up with it and decided to plan a family fun day, something out of the norm, something that didn't involve stores, and boy was it fun.

It started out by getting hair done and getting nice and pretty for the day.


Then it turned into playing with friends for a little bit.

When we finally left the house we headed downtown to find something for lunch. We went to a restaurant called the Brick Oven Bistro or "The Beanery". Josh and I had soup and sandwiches, and Ava had...

"Please can I have this cookie, mom?"


"Yes, it's all mine!"


After lunch we walked around the farmer's market where Ava met the largest dog we have ever seen. It was huge! The picture doesn't even do justice to how massive the dog was, but it was very kind and let Ava play with it for a minute.

Josh's idea of fun was to head to the Boise Art Museum. It was pretty boring, they were in the middle of switching exhibits and there wasn't a whole lot to look at besides the weird crap some people call art, not the most exciting part of the day, but it turned out to be great. We ended our museum visit at a stop at the children's section where Ava was able to play and have a good time and we loved watching her. The shapes she and Josh were playing with were magnetic and stuck to a huge magnetic wall, she thought it was the best thing ever. Every time they stuck one on it would make a loud noise and she would throw her whole body back in laughter. Good Times!

I sure love these two.

It was a great start to Family Fun Saturdays. I am supposed to be planning something for this Saturday, but with primary program practice, I am hoping to get out of it and truthfully, I have totally been craving that hot dog and churro. Think I can swing a trip to Costco? We'll see...