2018-08-15 River by Sheep Bridge

Some Nature School friends and I met at the river near Virgin. Cool enough to be refreshing on a hot summer day, but warm enough to be really fun!

There were 4 moms and 17 kids 🤪

The silt in the river was so silky smooth we put it on our legs! 

Charity loves this cute puppy, Bricksy!

Charity accidentally got swept down the river through this rapid (which she called a waterfall!). She swims well enough she was fine— it just gave us all, mostly her, a good scare. 

I got to feed this sweet little babe. Born with a cleft lip/palate his Mama is so patient to feed him upright with a special bottle. (Surgery has to wait till he’s old enough.)

After seeing us rub the silt on our legs, Cory decided to take it a step further... 😂 “You wouldn’t believe how badly this dried out my skin!”

2018-08-09 Pine Valley with Sabrina

We went to Pine Valley with Sabrina & her kids. Playing in the wild and escaping the heat... so nice!

By the stream- Charity didn’t want to get her dress wet 😂

Parker

Fishing poles... 😡 We should have stuck with the ONE we had & take turns... instead of going out to get one for each boy. Tangles... more tangles... waiting for mom to untangle... 🙄 Wait till they are old enough to untangle their own... or buy toddler versions of a fishing pole!

Griffin & Oliver

Parker, Jack, & Lincoln diverted the river around to make a tiny stream of their own. 

2018 August - Home Improvements continued...

We still need new house numbers and outdoor lights, so it’s almost there. (We did Sherwin-Williams Amazing Gray for the walls & Natural Choice for the accents.) Before - the roof and accents and walls were all basically the same color. 

2018-08-03 6th Birthday for Griffin & Oliver

Can’t believe these boys are getting so big! They are both in karate & their 2nd year of music class. 

Present time!

Griffin asked for “a small can of Pringles chips, a small bag of Cheetos, and Skittles”. So... that’s what they both got! Haha. Oliver asked for the rhino LEGO set. So we balanced it out by getting Griffin some Lincoln Logs. 

(These blocks are a favorite in our house! Definitely worth the investment. If you’re on the fence about getting them, do it! But get rid of the tin they come in and get a different container to hold them. That tin was a fun toy in itself and ended up causing a dent in our freshly painted walls!)

Oliver can build Legos like the big kids now!

Swimming at Mimi’s for a party

Griffin shooting me with a water gun 😂

2018-08-02 & 03 “Pet” Lizard & Craft Sticks

Parker & his “pet” lizard that he keeps in the window well of his bedroom. 😂 It has since escaped. 

Parker loves building with craft sticks. Here he is with a couple rafts and putting the roof on a house. 

2018-07-28 thru 30 Grandma’s House

On our way home we stopped partway in Missoula, Montana at 3am and slept in a hotel. I wonder what the front desk man thought of us carrying in 5 sleeping kids... After a continental breakfast and a quick stop at the park, we made our way to Idaho Falls: Grandma’s house! 

The next morning... by himself... Jesse took ALL of our kids plus Angela’s kids (minus Hannah) to Tautphaus Park Funland AND the Zoo! He brought them home with pizza, so he also fed them all lunch. Super dad! 🕺  It was nice to visit (and super nice to be in a clean place!). 

Ice cream cones in the backyard, thanks to Jesse again. 🍦

Matthew & Lincoln

Charity giving Rose “tickle torture”. 😆

Nature... “art” by Parker & Rose

Thanks for a fun visit, Mom & Dad!