Thursday, August 30, 2007

Summer is over!

Summer is coming to an end and we had lots of fun. To finish out the summer we went to the fair. We go to the fair ever year. The kids always have fun. They did the rides, Parker loves the Gravitron, you are strapped to a wall and you go around really fast, sounds like fun. I did not take pictures at the fair because I take the same ones each time. After the rides, we had some good greasy, sweet and expensive fair food! After the food we looked at the animals and then the kids got their faces painted! Sorry, Parker had already touched the paint.

A few days after the fair, school started. I took pictures of the kids before they set off to school. This is Samantha's first year of middle school. She is a little bit nervous, I think she will do fine. I know Jessica will be a help to her. Jessica is our big eighth grader this year.


Parker and Zachary were excited to head out to school, probably more Zachary than Parker. Zachary will going to school all day! Our big First Grader!!! I will miss not having him around. Parker will going into the fourth grade and he will help out Zachary at school.


Now I need to figure out what I will do while the kids are gone.Hmmmm.



Monday, August 20, 2007

Girl's Camp!

I went with Jessica to Girl's Camp during the week of Aug 6 to the 10th. We had a great time. We stayed at a church camp-Ensign Ranch, not too far from Seattle. The girls went on hikes, did certification,rode horses, did crafts and went on a slip n slide. For the girls, it was like one giant sleepover. I enjoyed being there with Jessica, seeing her associate with others, seeing if she listened to other adults and watching her grow into a beautiful teenager. We did have some drama with the girls, but that is only natural. Best part of trip, having some time for me and the worst part, using the port a potty at 3AM!
Here is a spooky cabin we hiked through.




Here's me trying to stay warm.




Jessica on a horse.


The girls going the actions to the chicken song.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Family Reunion

Here are some pics from the Family Reunion.
I love Ian's and Zachary's faces






This is such a cute picture of Grandpa, Luke and Zachary.



I thought this was a cute capture of the grandkids






Here is a close up of some of the kids.