The kids are soaking up every bit of outside time they can get. They go out as soon as possible in the morning and stay out as long as they can. They've consumed countless popsicles, mastered their scooters, rode bikes endlessly, and found any shade they can to play with neighbors. We pulled out our kiddie pool and the kids enjoyed cooling off and getting wet for a couple of our hundred plus days at the end of July.
We got to head out to Raft River at the end of July for the Brown family reunion at the water slide. Both kids were happy to go down the slide on their own or with cousins so Casey and I had a relaxing time watching them. We ended the day at Casey's parents letting the kids enjoy cousin time and spending time with family.
We went to Balance Rock last week as a day excursion. We took a picnic lunch to eat at the nearby park then we explored around balance rock. The kids thought it was cool and loved spotting and following a little rock lizard around.
We had a family dinner at Terry and Sarah's on Sunday. The kids went wild (mostly outside) while the adults enjoyed the Olympics and chatting together.
Once Kendal knew her school supply list was posted she wasn't about to let many days go by without going to shop for them. (I'm a lame mom who scores awesome clearance at the end of seasons for the next year so Kendal's school clothes have been bought since February. ) I may have taken away clothes shopping but she got some redemption picking out her school supplies. She loved choosing which colors of notebooks, pencil cases, etc. she got. Her school requested each individual item have her name on it so I sat down one afternoon and wrote Kendal over one hundred and fifty times. My arthritis was acting up by the end and my impatience with the OCD that the elementary seems to have is growing.
This week we took Kendal to register for first grade. She was nervous but excited. We found out she week have two teachers Erickson & Hufsteller this year. Each teacher will have the class for half a day. It'll be interesting for sure, but Kendal's looking forward to it! She's also thrilled cousin David will be at Kimberly this year and while he may not end up in her class she's looking forward to seeing him, (that and the three recesses she gets ;)!
Casey went on a fishing day trip with Brett and Terry up to Hailey last Saturday. The kids were a bit jealous so we promised them a fishing day this week. We decided to go to Dirkies for the day today. We spent some time fishing. Kendal caught two fish and Casey had some bites. Then kids got to play on the playground and we had a picnic lunch before going to the lake. Once the kids found the sunny side they enjoyed themselves for a long while. Digging around and getting wet.
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