Last Days of Summer

On the last few days before the kids went back to school we tried to finish doing some of the things they wanted to do this summer. One was to go to the Splash Park one more time. They rode the carousel, got wet and played at the park too.











Our city holds a "Celebrate Youth" activity every year on the evening before school starts. This was our first year going. The kids loved it when a fire truck sprayed into the crowd.



First Day of School 2009

Catch-up time!

With the Primary Program over, I can breathe a sigh of relief (sigh). Now it's time to catch up on all that's been left undone. It was fun to look through some pictures from last month, it seems like it was ages ago.

Denial

Our family is experiencing a period of denial. We keep saying, "No, summer can't be coming to an end. Please just a few more months." We have tried our hardest to cram in as much fun this summer as possible. Here's a slideshow of our crazy, yet wonderful days of summer vacation.


SLIDESHOW

We visited Warm River, Mesa Falls, and Big Springs and found 6 geocaches (so the kids could get two treasures each). We ended the day with pizza at Craigos. Why can't every day be like today?

Discovery Center of Idaho

On our way back from Emmett, my cousin invited us to stop by in Boise at the Discovery Center. It is a hands-on science museum and it was so fun! The exhibits were wonderful and the kids loved experimenting with it all.




Afterward we had a picnic lunch in the park. Thanks to my cousin Rebecca for the great day!

Trip to Emmett, ID

At the beginning of August we took a trip up to visit my grandparents in Emmett. My parents went too and we had a great time visiting with everyone. We got to see a lot of my Mom's side of the family and it was so nice to catch up. We had a fun family gathering at Eagle Island, where we got to swim, visit and have homemade rootbeer floats (I wish I wouldn't have forgotten my camera). It was so great to see everyone!
The kids were so excited to stay on a real farm. Grandpa's Farm

John getting aquainted with the cows

Kids with an old tractor

With Great Grandma & Grandpa Prescott

Playing Bocce with Mom & Dad