President's Day

This last weekend, Chad and I finally had a whole day off together. (Besides Sunday) I wanted to do something fun, so we climbed in the car and made the drive to Lava Hot Springs. We had never been there, and it sounded like just what we needed in the middle of a long, cold, and depressing winter.

We were not disappointed! The Kiddie Cove was small, but enough for Charlie. It was crowded, but not too crowded, and the water was nice and warm. The prices were reasonable, and we had a great time. We didn't make it out to the actual hot pools because we weren't sure I was allowed to go in them, and we didn't know if Charlie would think they were too hot. There was, of course, the unavoidable abundance of uncovered skin, but such is the price you pay. 

Their holiday hours were from noon to 5:00, so we ended up going right during Charlie's nap time.
He was asleep by the time we pulled into the parking lot.


Getting changed! Charlie was really excited about his "Nemo" swim diaper.


Since we had to wake him up from his nap, Charlie was a little tentative. It took him a bit to warm up.

Drinking the water. Underwater shot.

On the way home, we stopped for a Valentine's dinner/lunch at Applebee's in Pocatello. Charlie was really excited for his "burger". The waitress brought our food, and never brought his kids meal. When we asked about it, she said it was on its way. She brought out mac and cheese and french fries. We told her he was supposed to have a cheeseburger and an applesauce. She finally brought a cheeseburger, but by that point, he had eaten enough other food to not want it. But, she didn't charge us for the kids meal, so I guess it was okay. Here we are killing time.