August 2009 Part 1

Well, August seemed like a busy month as we were trying to cram everything in before school started.

August 2nd - 16th
The beginning of every August a huge group of neighbors and friends go to "Aqua Fria". This year, Steve and the kids went up early to get a "good spot". They went up on Sunday, and I rode up with Mel and Tim on Wednesday. I think they really enjoyed camping with just dad. They had the camp spot all picked out, cleaned up and ready. They worked hard chopping a bunch of wood for the nightly fires.

Kids Camping with Dad

Kids getting wood ready for campfires.

1st stop on the way to Aqua Fria Lake

Aqua Fria Lake

Moose

August 10th

For an end of the summer activity we took the kids to the Drive-In. They had never been before and only seen a drive in on the movie Grease. They loved it and thought it was pretty cool. We saw G-Force.

August 13th

The 1st day of 3rd grade for Jake.

The 1st day of 1st grade for MaKenna.

August 17th

The 1st day of Preschool (Ms. Liz's Class) for Kyler.

July 2009

July was a busy month. Unfortunately, we missed Mom's 60th Birthday Campout. Here are a few of the things we did.

MaKenna turned 6! Yes, there were days where we all wondered if she would make it.. but she did. She wanted a fancy cake, so her and Steve "took care of it". I had nothing to do with it. It really turned out cool.

MaKenna asked for a guitar last year for her birthday, but we opted for a stereo instead. So when she asked again this year, we decided we would get her one. It's an electric guitar, but we haven't purchased an amp. It's actually pretty quiet.

We got the house painted. The 1st picture is the "Before" and the 2nd is the "After". I'm not sure how well they will turn out in the blog.

BEFORE

AFTER

COLOR CHANGE
Farmer Jones (known to a few as Kyler) grew a few strawberries. We also planted Cucumbers, Corn, Jalapenos, Tomatoes, and Green Peppers.