I found a piece of home today when we went to a park in downtown Boise. It reminded me of Ohio, and helped relieve some of my homesickness. It had a beautiful rose garden in full bloom, and I wish I could have brought the smell home (my house could definitely use it). There was a fun trail along the river, I believe it's called the "Green Belt", that we really enjoyed. The big trees were awesome!! We'll be going there again soon.
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We spent the rest of the day swimming with the cousins and sliding on the slip-n-slide. We roasted hot dogs and smores, and Luke made the favorite Peppermint Ice Cream. The home fireworks were really fun!! The biggest firework was created by the neighbors who started the hillside on fire. The boys enjoyed watching fire trucks in action, and luckily no real damage was done.
