<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press A couple navigates their pedal boat Thursday past the steps to the water at Independence Point in downtown Coeur d'Alene.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Taylor Lomas covers an eye while trying to keep from crying Tuesday as his mother prepares him for his first day of kindergarten at Bryan Elementary School in Coeur d'Alene.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Riley Miller, a second grade student at Bryan Elementary, holds a pose during first day of school pictures by his mom prior to the start bell.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press A young boy's face is shadowed by spectators who gathered at Post Falls City Hall Friday to get a glimpse of a large fabricated potato as part of the Idaho Potato Commission's 75th anniversary. The giant 12,000-pound potato, built in Weiser, Idaho, has traveled more than 12,000 miles on its Famous Idaho Potato Tour.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Taylor Lomas covers an eye while trying to keep from crying Tuesday as his mother prepares him for his first day of kindergarten at Bryan Elementary School in Coeur d'Alene.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Riley Miller, a second grade student at Bryan Elementary, holds a pose during first day of school pictures by his mom prior to the start bell.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press A young boy's face is shadowed by spectators who gathered at Post Falls City Hall Friday to get a glimpse of a large fabricated potato as part of the Idaho Potato Commission's 75th anniversary. The giant 12,000-pound potato, built in Weiser, Idaho, has traveled more than 12,000 miles on its Famous Idaho Potato Tour.</p>
Slice of life images found while out and about in Kootenai County.