First day of 2010-2011 school year!

Monday, August 16th was the first day of school for Blake and Evan. Blake entered 4th grade and Evan 2nd grade. Evan has the same 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Johnston (former Miss Templeton) that Blake had. And Blake's teacher's name is Mrs. Hoernig. She comes highly recommended so should be a good year for Blake and also Evan! Kendall was so sweet and wanted to hug her brothers when they went into their classrooms. Blake was embarrassed but let her and Evan stood up and gave her a big hug. She keeps saying "I go to baby school." I think she'll be ready to go to school soon.

Spokane & Seattle Vacation

riding the light rail to downtown SeattlePike Public MarketThe first ever Starbucks!the fish market  Mariners V Yankeescousins in the bath!Woodland ZooAlki Beach

While in Seattle, we went to Pike Market downtown and a Mariners/Yankees baseball game. The children and Dads (Gary ran with Kendall and Uncle Jason with Henry) ran the bases after the game. We took the kids to the Seattle Woodland Zoo which was like a jungle. It's a pretty zoo. We walked along Alki beach, ate fish n chips and played in the rocks/sand. Seattle is a beautiful city! We also spent time in Spokane where Uncle Jason, Aunt Jill, and Henry live.                    

Priest Lake, Idaho

We flew to Spokane, Washington mid July to spend our summer vacation with Jason, Jill and Henry. It was our first time meeting Henry and we had so much fun with him. We spent some time in Spokane and then several days in Seattle. And we rented a house at Priest Lake which is about 85 miles from Spokane in northern Idaho. It was beautiful there. Jason borrowed a boat from one of his partners and we cruised the lake. My Dad came down from Montana where was staying and joined us at the lake.

Kendall's new bed!

On July 5th, we bought Kendall a mattress. We already had the bed frame, box spring, and headboard that one of the boys used before they switched to the bunkbeds. We decided to move her into a bed because she'd been sleeping with the boys quite a bit this summer. This was her first night and you can see Evan underneath her leg fast asleep. She's been sleeping OK in her new bed. We're now trying to have her sleep alone and she cries for "Blakey" and "Evvy" before she falls asleep. Now it's time to shop for her new bedding!

Uncle Jeff's Birthday and the 4th of July

We celebrated Uncle Jeff's birthday on the 4th of July. His birthday is July 5th. Auntie and Uncle Jeff had a pool party and BBQ. It was a fun 4th of July swimming, eating yummy food and birthday cake, and enjoying family!

Fireworks!

On the 3rd of July, we watched the fireworks after the Diamondbacks game. We watched the game first but they lost to the Dodgers. I think the final score was 13 to 1. Ouch. The fireworks were amazing though. They made up for the big loss. Both Gary and I said they were probably the best we'd ever seen. Kendall got a little scared so she sat on Daddy's lap. The boys loved them!

First Camping Trip of 2010

Last weekend we traveled up to the Mogollon Rim near Potato Lake and joined my Dad for a camping trip. It was a fun weekend. The kids were filthy dirty!! Isn't that what it's all about though?! There were several other families who camped with us so there were children for the boys to play with. They fished and hiked and we ate yummy meals including smores over the campfire. Gary, Kendall and I left on Sunday and the boys are staying this week with my Dad. They do it every year and have a memorable week with Grandpa. I think Grandpa is pretty worn by the end of the week but he enjoys it as much!