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Nampa/Boise Trip


I had so much fun in Nampa this past weekend.  I drove down Friday after work and hung out with Nathan that night and then Saturday we drove into Boise and went to breakfast at Goldy's (a little breakfast place that everyone loves down there).  While we waited for our table (about 30 minutes) we decided to walk around the Farmer's Market that was going on over on the next block.  After having fun at the Farmer's Market and then having some delicious breakfast, Nathan took me to the Idaho Botanical Gardens. 

It was such a neat place.  It will be beautiful in the Spring and Summer when all of the flowers are blooming, but it had several flowers still blooming and the autumn colors were beautiful.  Since it is getting close to Halloween, the Botanical Gardens were having a Scarecrow Stroll.  Several different people had made Scarecrows and you could walk around the gardens and vote on your favorite top three choices.  The scarecrows were all very creative.  Here are a few pictures of some of the different types of Scarecrows.



Here is Nathan posing in this fun little building :)


I couldn't resist taking a picture of this scarecrow;  how fun is that :)


And since I work in a hospital, I had to take a picture of Nurse Betty the scarecrow.




This scarecrow is shaped like a golden retriever dog.  Very creative!!


I thought my nieces and nephews would get a kick out of Spongebob Scare Pants :)

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