Sandpoint

Last Christmas Gammy and Poppop's gift to all of us was another family trip. They did this a couple of years ago, and we all went to Destin Florida. This time it was Sandpoint Idaho. Unfortunately, Uncle Jordan and Aunt Elizabeth couldn't come this time...they did have a baby while we were there though! Welcome Baby Gus!

Grant has flown several times by now, but this was Aubrie's first plane ride! She did not want to sleep on the plane. I guess she didn't want to miss anything. Grant was so excited to fly again. He could hardly wait to get on the plane!

Sandpoint is located in the panhandle of Idaho. My parents did a house swap, and we stayed in a house that was right on the lake. The owners of the house let us use their boat, so we would take a boat ride across the lake to Sandpoint City Beach almost every day. We could just dock the boat right in town and either go eat yummy food or play at the beach (both of which we did many times!).

The boat and dock were definitely the main attractions. We spent lots of quality time swimming and reading at the dock, paddling the kayaks, and taking the boat on joy rides. My family loved going fast! We even had a nighttime dessert cruise one night and a sunset viewing cruise another night. The only problem was the 100+ stairs it took to get to the dock and then back up!

The house was pretty awesome too! There was a hot tub overlooking the lake and a killer deck with hammock swings on the second floor. We spent every morning out there before the kids got up. Grant and Aubrie loved spending time with Poppop, Gammy, and their two wonderful Aunties.

We ventured away from the lake for one afternoon. Schweitzer Mountain is close to Sandpoint, so we spent some time there. We rode the lift to the top of the mountain, panned for "gold", and had some ice cream. Aubrie loved the rocks on the top of the mountain. We couldn't get her to put them down to smile for any picture whatsoever!

It was a wonderful trip, but we are always glad to be home!