We went out to Northview orchards last Monday to pick peaches. After finding a couple of good trees we filled our boxes pretty quickly. The kids ate their fill of peaches and we enjoyed the short outing that morning. I spent most of Tuesday canning the peaches. Casey helped some and Kendal helped cut up peaches for a bit. We picked just over 80 pounds and I only canned 70 pounds worth. Casey also made some sourdough bagels over those two days. His sour dough creations aren't as regular as a few months ago, but we're still reaping some tasty benefits now and then.
My Dad had Surgery on his neck last week on Wednesday. (He's been hit with the a large load this past year when it comes to his health. He's a champ for going through it all, and we love him so very much. He jokes his warranty must be expired because he keeps breaking down, but he's just an amazing man who's done a lifetime of hard work and unfortunately it's catching up with him. He's a trooper though and through - you can do hard things Dad!) We wanted to go down to Logan to "help" with post recovery. Cheryl was watching Nicole's kids so we went out to Raft River on Wednesday to see cousins and stay over before heading to Logan. The kids had a super late night playing around with each other, but it's hard to say no when they don't see them often. We left the next morning to go down to Logan. Katherine was our champ and brought Dad home from the hospital (took him too). His surgery went well, and even though he's gone through a lot and still in pain I know he'll come out better than he was. (Positive thoughts Dad - you can do this : ) We let the kids pull out the kiddie pool that afternoon, and they also ran through the sprinklers a bit. Friday we took the kids to the shop to ride the four wheeler's so Dad could rest. Kendal and Peter had fun going around. Alice only lasted a few laps before she was done for the day. That afternoon we took the kids mini golfing. We promised mini golf as an end of summer reward and we thought it would be fun to take them to the golf course where we had our first date 15 years ago and where Casey proposed 14 1/2 years ago. The kids did well, Peter almost beat us all! Alice was excited for the first half and cheered for every hole, then she just wanted to wander and play around. We got to see David / Anica and the Boys Saturday and Sunday. The kids had fun playing outside! Saturday afternoon they were in play dough heaven for a while and that evening they shot off bottle rockets. David and I took dinner out to Nana Sunday and got to chat with her for a bit. The kids got to play with Campbell and Hailey Monday morning. Before we left for home that afternoon we took the kids back to see Nana. We got to catch up with Nana and clean a bit around her house. We may not have been a great help to my Dad's recovery, but we're glad we went and got to see them before school gets back in.
I ran around most of Tuesday getting ready for a combined YW dinner that I put together for Wednesday. It was a lot of prep and work, but so nice to see our combined group (we haven't been together since early March). We did a back to school feast for the girls and shared some "pearls of wisdom" with them to start their school year off on a positive note!
While we were in Logan the kids found out their teachers. Kendal will have Mrs. Reed and Peter Mrs. Hedden. I'm so happy with both pairings and know the kids will learn lots this year! Casey also found out while we were away that his whole classroom worth of stuff was hauled over to his new (temporary for this year) building / classroom. So he headed over Tuesday to see the "damage". He spent a few days sorting through, reorganizing, and dealing with everything they brought over (He technically didn't need much brought over, but didn't get a say in it before they did it). Casey's first official day back was Thursday even though he spent most of the two previous days there as well. He's got a lot to do and a big load to deal with this school year, but I know he'll rock it!
I spent Thursday / Friday sporting headaches and migraines. Plus had a rough couple of days with grouchy neighbors and kids with attitudes. I did manage to make a batch of chili sauce though with the tomatoes I brought home from Logan. Kendal and Peter played with friends most afternoons this past week. We just let the kids have some easy going days before we get busy with school and sports again in the coming weeks. We didn't venture out much thanks to the smoke in the area. Kendal took some fabric and made dresses for the barbies and we sewed skirts on Friday for the American girl dolls. (Alice didn't like mine and promptly claimed Kendal's cuter skirt ; ).
A couple of recent pics of the kids with friends:
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