We went hiking! Last time we were on this mountain it was winter and mom got tired of breaking trail through the snow so we did not make it to the top of Mt. Kit Carson back then.In case you did not bring a trail map the park puts them up in a few spots. We did not bring a magnifying glass but it is okay because we were familiar with the trails where we were going. Notice the special Chicago pin I am wearing! From our trip to Chicago!This is me with Nick and Joey! Who we met at the summit of Mt. Kit Carson! They were super nice to talk to and are both super handsome. But not quite as handsome as me. Hey guys if you are reading this, you were right! Coeur d’Alene is French and it means “heart of the awl” because the French fur traders thought the indigenous Schitsu’umsh people had skillful trading practices. So it does have to do with Native Americans too.Here is the view from the summit! There is wildfire smoke making it hazy but it was still a beautiful day and a fun hike!
We went on a trip to Chicago!!! It was SO MUCH FUN!!! Here I am on the Riverwalk along the Chicago River! So many kinds of boats use the river – private yachts, tour boats, kayaks, barges, coast guard boats; it is very interesting to watch.OMG!! Auntie Darcy met us in Chicago that made me so happy she has so many good ideas for things to do! Here we are at the famous Chicago Cloud Gate sculpture also know as The Bean. Auntie Darcy lets me ride on her head mom does not let me do that.Here is The Bean in the evening you can see the reflection of some of the skyscrapers. We really loved this sculpture it is really cool and amazing! I will write more about The Bean later!We stayed at the Chicago Swissotel and it was great I highly recommend! This is the fruit plate that Auntie Darcy had for breakfast every morning at the hotel restaurant The Palm.This is Alejandra who took care of us at breakfast every day she is soooo beautiful and super nice and helpful and made our visit extra special! Here I am downtown after it rained and the streets are still wet. On the way out of the hotel we asked the concierge if it was going to rain and he said yes would you like an umbrella and mom said yes Auntie Darcy said no she had her good rain jacket. Then after walking for 20 minutes it started POURING RAIN!! Ha ha that was funny! me and mom had an umbrella and stayed dry and Auntie Darcy decided to go back and get an umbrella she is so much fun!
We took our rugs to the Rug Spa!!! I did not even know there was such a thing! Kirishian Rugs here in Spokane also cleans rugs and has some super cool equipment and everyone there is super nice! As soon as we brought the clean rugs back home and put them down the cats laid on all of them they were like ‘where the heck did you go?’ The rug in the photo we bought used!In the back yard after mom finally finished building the shady garden she realized she needed to add a pathway for the lawnmower to reach the lawn! So we put in these natural flagstone-type steps. They were REALLY heavy and mom was super careful when moving them to make sure she did not drop one on her foot. We were using a small dolly to get them from the garage to the back yard and once when the dolly went over a bump the dolly handle popped out of mom’s hand and landed on her foot !! Ha ha ha that was so funny !!! but mom was not laughing her foot hurt a lot for a few days but it is better now.
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