Here come the In-laws!

We were so excited to have Joe's parents come for the weekend! They drove 12-13 hours just for his graduation. We had a blast having them here...hopefully they found some enjoyment too.
I was able to get most of Friday off so we headed up to Elk River to hike to some falls, but we were disappointed because the road was completely covered with snow so we couldn't even make it to the trail head and I was hoping maybe it would put me into labor so that Joe's parents could see her before they left, but oh well. We did find some very good huckleberry icecream though. We also got to walk around the U of I campus a little and see a part of their gardens that are just starting to get their flowers and green up. Saturday was of course the big Graduation day for Joe. Good thing Sylvan was around to take pictures! He got some great ones! After that we went to the luncheon for Joe's department. Saturday evening Joe's parents spoiled us with a Hell's Canyon boat ride up the snake river.
The prime rib and salmon were great. The best part for me was the 9 FOOT 2 INCH fish that a man caught. It looked like a shark to me...and I will not be swimming in that water...that's just a little to big for me. Anyway we went by just before 6 and the guy had just snagged it and when we came back by at about 7:30 he had just finished reeling it in a few minutes before. I would be SO tired, I can't imagine fighting a fish for that long...and everything is catch and release so he didn't get to keep that huge prize. We also saw some big horn sheep, deer, and a golden eagle with a fish. It was an exciting trip. We had a great weekend having them here. We were sad to see them go, but I bet they are excited to get back to their king size bed after 3 nights away.