Pocatello Blizzard!

Last weekend we had the chance to drive up to Pocatello for Walker's Lacrosse team. We headed up ahead of the snow on Friday evening and arrived about 7:30pm. On the way up we had a chance to show Cameron a lot of cows. They were all over on the place in the fields along the highway. He really enjoyed that and just couldn't stop talking about the baby cows. At one point he asked me if I could see any cows and I told him that I didn't see any right then. He responded so quickly with, " Put them in your eyes, Mom" So cute! So logical to a two year old.

When we arrived in Pocatello, it had just started snowing. After we checked into the motel, we headed over to Perkins for a late dinner. We had a really nice time there and the food was very good! James googled them when we left and found that Salt Lake actually has a Perkins Cafe up north that has a limited menu, so we are going to have to give them a visit. We really liked the key lime pie! By the time we headed back to our motel it was snowing pretty good. The wind was kicking up and we were a bit worried. I watched a true blizzard out the window of our room for hours! The wind never slowed and the snow fell sideways until about three in the morning. I thought for sure our games would be cancelled. No dice! They just shoveled the snow off the field and marched on! I guess this is to be expected with any spring sport in the Northwest. By the time we were up at 6:30, the sun was coming up and the snow was gone. The wind, however, was not! We got to sit out in below freezing temperatures with constant wind and 40 mph gusts for eight hours!!!! I have never been so cold in my life! Really puts what the pioneers dealt with into perspective! We went and sat in the car with the heater every once in awhile to warm up a bit. I was a kind of worried about the little ones, but everybody did pretty well, all things considered, until the last game. That is when Daddy had to go and stay with most of them in the car until the end. They just couldn't take anymore!

Walker got a lot of game time and had a really good time! He even got to play in the second varsity game and got to do a few face offs! He was very pleased with that! All in all, it was a fun trip. We had a really good time and were very thankful that Grandma and Grandpa got to go up with us, too! We could never have attempted the trip without them!

I know that Pocatello, Idaho is in no way a glamorous vacation destination, but it was still so nice to get away if only for a day. We so rarely go anywhere. It just isn't in the budget with this large family, so when we do get the chance it is very fun. And for some reason, sleeping somewhere else always makes coming home so nice! I will add pictures as soon as I spot the camera!:)