The last couple of summers we have done some hiking and the kids have really enjoyed it. This morning before it got to hot, we headed up to our local foothills and did a short hike. We were above the Old Penitentiary off Warm Springs Avenue. It was fun to see the whole city of Boise. Parker's comment was now I know why they call Boise The City Of Trees. We haven't had a very hot summer so all the trees still look so green and beautiful. Parker also caught a grasshopper while Carlee was our leader. We made great progress today with Laney not complaining the whole way. A great success there. Afterwards we looked around The Old Penitentiary. I explained to them that it was a working prison when I was a kid and many times we would hear on the evening news or car radio that someone had escaped. As a kid it never seemed to bother me though I can't say the same for my mother and my cousin Debbie. Mom and Debbie always thought for sure they were headed across the river and on their way to our house on Monta Vista Drive. One night my dad and I decided to scare them after we had heard about an escapee. Mom and Debbie were out for an evening jog, so my dad and I jumped out from behind a parked truck in front of our house and scared them real good. All they could do was stand in the middle of road hugging each other and jump up and down while screaming at the top of their lungs. My kids love to hear that story. Now they have seen the actual prison of how that story came about. We had a fun time.
