McCall, Idaho

So these are pictures from our wonderful weekend! We went up to McCall Idaho because Devon had a job interview on Friday. We left Thursday night and drove to Boise where we stayed with some old friends of Devon. Devon's interview wasn't until 4:00 so we got up and hung out with Levi and his wife Natalie and then left about 1:00. We got up to the Jones' cabin about 2:30. They live in Boise and have a cabin about 15 min. outside of McCall. Since it was President's Day Weekend the Jones' were going to be there and also some of their friends from California, there ended up being 8 adults and 7 kids. It was probably one of the best trips I have had in a really long time. When we got there on Friday everyone was gone skiing so we unpacked and fed Austin, then Devon left for his interview and Austin and I went down for a nap. We ended up getting up at 5:00 when everyone got home from skiing, and Devon got home shortly after. His interview went really well, he really likes the company and is happy about the job position they have available. For those of you who don't know, which is probably most, McCall is just a little mountain town about an hour and a half north of Boise. It is right by Lake Cascade and there is a Ski resort that just opened about 3 years ago. McCall isn't that big right now but it is expected to really grown in the next couple years. It is a lot like Lake Tahoe. The only difference is that the lake is a lot shallower than Lake Tahoe so in the winter it totally freezes over, but in the summer it gets up to about 78 degrees. In the pictures that I posted we are actually snowmobiling on the lake. But back to Devon, he had a really good interview and felt good about it but they still had more interviews to hold so they said that they will keep in touch. Devon would really like to work there but we will see. I think that it would be hard just because it is so small but the company is planning to move into Boise in the next five years or so. After the stress of the job interview was over the rest of the trip was just a little R&R, and of course games. The cabin we were at was about 50 yards from the (frozen) lake, and on snowmobile it took about 5 min to get to the ski lifts (not the resort but the actual lift, and they could park the snowmobile right at the lift! crazy) So Saturday morning everyone except Devon and I left early and went skiing all day. Devon and I went into McCall to check things out. We drove around and looked at the schools and walked around down town. It didn't take long because it is really small, but it was a beautiful day so it was nice to be out in the sun. We were actually able to take Austin out in the stroller and not worry about him turning into an icicle. Not too long after we got back everyone returned home and then we all went out for Pizza. Austin was wonderful and slept the whole time we were gone. It was so nice. It is the first time since we have had him that I was actually able to go out for dinner without trying to juggle him and keep him happy. He was such a good boy it was wonderful, and I was able to just sit and talk with the others and enjoy the time out. On Sunday we got up and went to church in Cascade. They don't have a ward, just a branch and it was really full because of the holiday weekend. The chapel didn't even have benches! They just set up chairs like from the relief society room, but there were so many people that there wasn't enough room so some people had to sit up in the choir seat and in the foyer. After we got home from church everyone sat around and watched movies and played games. That night after dinner the real fun started. We all played Guesstures and then Catch Phrase. It was so fun. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. It reminded me of being home. I loved it! Monday we pretty much just packed up and left. It took us about 8 hours to get home because of the stops we had to make but it was a great trip back. Austin slept really well and was a perfect angel in the car. I am so glad we were able to go. I had so much fun getting to know people, hanging out and of course playing games. Every time there was free time we were playing games. I learned 2 new card games that were really fun and can't wait to teach them to our friends here. Anyway, sorry it was such a novel today, hope you enjoyed.