Rexburg, ID and Beyond!!!!

Here is a photo journal of our day yesterday, offer as a break from the verbiage of my past few entries! (It's a break for me too!)

In Rexburg, Idaho they have a park called Porter Park and within that place they have a Splash Park. So, Sunday morning the kids went to church in Porter Park, splashing the morning away!

What a way to Start the Day!

While Megan watched the kids, I wrote and repaired the GPS cord and she had the chance to meet some folks from Utah that were here for a christening

Michaela cut her foot on the rough concrete as she was walking towards Megan. I asked her to make the worse pain face she could to show how bad she was hurt. Looks like Hollywood to me!

Guess what she slipped on? The slippery tiles that spell out "NO RUNNING"

Later that day we were traveling further west on Route 20 heading to the "Craters of the Moon" National Park but found a science lesson on the way.

The first Nuclear Breeder Reactor in the world - Brought on line to supply the power to four light bulbs on Dec 20, 1951. On the very next day it was providing all the power for the reactor building and in 1955 Arco, Idaho, becomes the first town to be lit entirely by nuclear power. The plant was shut down in 1964 permanently and whether you agree with Nuclear power or not, this development was an amazing scientific development and it was real wierd to be in there!

Next we entered the Craters Park and found ourselves on the moon.!

Here is Michaela walking to the top of a volcano without her space suit. The volcano was so high it was hard for us to catch up with her and prevent from falling into the center of the snow filled funnel. Remember it is August 10, 2008 - and there is still snow in the desert! That's her the little white dot half way up the volcano!

Here is the shadow photo of all of us on one side of another Volcano funnel!

And here is a photo of me on the moon, I have disappeared into the ether and only my shadow remains!! That's Life!!

We drove on thru the late evening last night to get to Nampa, ID just west of Boise. We arrived at 11 PM all beat up and tired. But it just so happens that our friends Steve and Susan are here in Boise visiting Steve's mom for the week. So today we will visit with them and travel with them up to McCall, ID to visit with a guy friend of Steve's that we met at Steve's 40th birthday party in Middletown. He lives near one of the greatest lakes in Idaho, Payette Lake, and we will spend the day rejuvenating on and around the lake. Thanks Steve!