You wanna come to my house?

Hey! It's the BEST time of the year to visit Spokane! Why don't you come visit us?

Really? You're going to come?! We are going to have SO MUCH FUN! This is what we're going to do:

Day One:
I'm going to take you to this cute little park in our town. You won't want to drive after your travels and it's only a mile away. Plus, if your kids get thirsty, they can just drink the recycled water from the fun water apparatus they have there:

After a nice long nap, in the evening we'll head up to Tubbs Hill in Coeur d'Alene.

It's our favorite hike. It's an easy 45 minutes, even with 3 year olds, holding hands:

or we'll just stop a third of the way and let the kids "play" in the water. I'm sure they won't dive in and completely soak their NON-swimming shorts.

And, duh! we would NEVER leave C d'A without a stop at Gooey's for the Famous Sundaes As Big As Your Head. Here's Seth finishing his:

Day Two
We'll pack a picnic (even though that's my LEAST favorite thing to do) and head out to Manito Park. We'll have to walk around the whole thing, because we don't want to miss:

the serene Japanese gardens (serene until we arrive with our boatload of kids)

the Rose Garden (where after you tell your kids to find the best smelling and prettiest rose, you'll have to drag even the boys away):

the perfectly symetrical English gardens. Watch out, though, your two year old might slip in the fountain and cry for 20 minutes about it. (Apparently, when you hang out with me, kids get wetter than necessary).

We'll end the outing, having our picnic at the kids playground. If you look super-smart and articulate, you might end up on the news (see post below).

Day Three
I hope you're up for more outings. We've got lots more to do! Today we'll take you to Riverfront Park.

If you are a cute 20 year old, you might have a "special" boy stalk you through the movie theater, no matter how many times you change seats, while the rest off us watch the IMAX.

If you're under 10, you'll love the barf-inducing carnie rides:

If you're alive, you'll love the 100 year old Carousel:

Day Four
Today we'll beg Ryan's uncle Doug to let us come hang out at his resort/pool. We'll bring our own treats, so as not to impose, but aunt Marcie will probably come out with a pile of her own to share.

We'll be sick of all of our kids by now, so Ryan will generously volunteer to watch all of them so that we can have a night out. If you actually keep your eyes open in one of the pictures (Bekah), we'll put that one on the blog. If not, you have to have the one with your eyes shut.

Day Five
We'll probably cancel our plans to pick strawberries (do you want to load up your kids again??) and decide to drive to a close park with my favorite Sourdough sandwiches and sit there for hours while our kids ride on the now-illegal-but-most-fun park equipment.

Doesn't that sound like fun??

And we haven't even talked about food. I'll cook you my Easy Chicken Bake for Sunday dinner, the yummy Cafe Rio Knock-off Salad, and some No-Bake Cheesecake. If you love mongolian BBQ, like my sister Bekah, we'll take you to Hu-Hot for some yummy noodles and stuff.

We promise, if you come, you'll leave exhausted, entertained, fattened-up and parked-out.

See you soon!