It
is hard to believe July is already done. We have been
having a fun summer and plan on squeezing in some more fun
before Anika starts kindergarten (yikes!). We hope you are
all doing well.
We
stayed in Boise for the 4th of July this year. We took the
kids to their first stock car races. They thought it was
fun. Of course, they loved the fireworks at the end of the
night!
Conlin
is so proud of himself for learning how to write his name.
. Not only did he learn to spell his name without us
knowing, he also showed us that he can write it without help by
just walking up to this board and doing it! Since this
picture, he has really improved on being able to write his
letters the correct size.
Lazy man
fishing!
The kids
decided that fishing wasn't as exciting as playing with the
"raining rock". They got drenched playing in the hot
springs that were pouring over the sides of the rocks.
This was
a beautiful spot to camp. We were right by the river and
hot springs in a wooded area. The kids loved it!
Standing
out in the river
This
camping trip was our yearly adventure with our good friends, the
Gamaches. After finding the "raining rock", we had to go
back to camp and get the other kids to experience it with
us! Here are Scout and Anika having fun getting wet.
Friends!
Scout, Anika, Xavier,
Conlin
This
year we went to the MSU Alumni event at our local baseball game
again. It is a fun night gathering with other
Bobcats. I realized that morning that the kids didn't have
any summer MSU gear. We took a quick trip to the dollar
store and fixed that problem!
The kids
got some great face paintings!
A
baseball to go with the game!
Hanging out with Humphrey.
Our self-portrait!
Anika
took a community art class this summer. She really loved
learning all of the new techniques.
The kids
have a lot of fun celebrating birthdays with their
cousins. Kaylee chose a ladybug theme this year, so here
are the kids wearing their party hats.
Conlin, Caleb, Anika, Kaylee
The kids
are always so excited for Daddy to come home from work. I
just think they are so cute when they wait for him!
A rare
photo of me with the kids
Our
house when we purchased it and how it looked until a couple of
weeks ago