Gramma Camp for Cache

The first of the Gramma Camps was held this weekend.  Cache is 9, going into 4th grade this fall, so he will be studying Idaho history.  So, our camp had an Idaho theme!  We began at the capitol; explored top to bottom!  We worked up the courage to enter the reception area of the Governor's office (which wasn't necessary...we were warmly welcomed), the secretary gave Cache a packet of information especially for kids, and told us to go right on into the Governor's office.  Only in Idaho!! 

                               Future Governor?  Cache was reluctant to actually sit in the Governor's chair...

            The Great Seal of the State of Idaho was visible in many places throughout the Capitol...this one "felt cool!" 

 Next stop was the Boise River...I had taken my class on a field trip to this spot in September...um, the water was much shallower and slower-moving.  The whole class went all the way across!  Not now, not us, uh uh.

                      Oh well, Cache found this delightful frog and lots and lots of tadpoles.

                            For dinner, we went to Cache's favorite restaurant, fondly known as "Chuckyourgramma"

                        Then we took in a Boise Hawks baseball game...minor league Chicago Cubs affiliate

               Saturday morning we explored the Oregon Trail as it wends its way through Boise

                  We went out to Celebration Park, to see petroglyphs, and throw the atl atls...

                 Guess who hit the target and killed the wooly mammoth?   This was Idaho's ANCIENT history!