And this is Ashlyn after we dropped Kaya off at school. Although, she was consoled by the fact that she can now trash her siblings' rooms while they are gone every day...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
1st Day of School 2009!
Today was Brad's first day of 2nd grade and Kaya's first day of Kindergarten. Here they are!
And this is Ashlyn after we dropped Kaya off at school. Although, she was consoled by the fact that she can now trash her siblings' rooms while they are gone every day...
And this is Ashlyn after we dropped Kaya off at school. Although, she was consoled by the fact that she can now trash her siblings' rooms while they are gone every day...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
We Camped...
So, the Jones family has now been camping. We decided to end the summer with a bang and take the kids on a good old fashioned camping trip. I'll be the first to admit, I'm not much of a camper. I don't like being cold, and I don't like sleeping outside. But we were all good sports and we had a good time. We went with the Harman family which made the trip lots of fun - especially for the kids who loved being with their friends. Here are some of the highlights from our adventure.
Brenden borrowed a tent from a co-worker. I was impressed that he put it up quickly, with no instructions, and it stayed up all night! There were only 2 problems...the tent was on a bit of an incline, and we may have forgotten to clear the rocks underneath. An air mattress would have helped, but we didn't have a pump so it wasn't the most comfortable sleeping arrangement, but we survived.
Ta Da!
A camping trip would be incomplete without roasting hotdogs and marshmellows around the campfire.
After a terrible night sleep, the kids had fun making "deer bobbles" to wear on our hike...
...and then we spent the morning hiking (my favorite activity of the trip). The Harmans took us to the "ruins" of an old estate that was built over a century ago. The kids had a great time climbing around on the rocks and playing with sticks.
And here is a banana slug. We had never seen one before and the kids thought it was cool.
All in all, it was a good time. We might even try it again next summer...
Brenden borrowed a tent from a co-worker. I was impressed that he put it up quickly, with no instructions, and it stayed up all night! There were only 2 problems...the tent was on a bit of an incline, and we may have forgotten to clear the rocks underneath. An air mattress would have helped, but we didn't have a pump so it wasn't the most comfortable sleeping arrangement, but we survived.
Ta Da!
A camping trip would be incomplete without roasting hotdogs and marshmellows around the campfire.
After a terrible night sleep, the kids had fun making "deer bobbles" to wear on our hike...
...and then we spent the morning hiking (my favorite activity of the trip). The Harmans took us to the "ruins" of an old estate that was built over a century ago. The kids had a great time climbing around on the rocks and playing with sticks.
And here is a banana slug. We had never seen one before and the kids thought it was cool.
All in all, it was a good time. We might even try it again next summer...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
So Sad!
Yesterday Kaylee and Kyle left. They stayed with us for about 6 weeks this summer and we had such a good time with them. Ashlyn packed a backpack with blocks, some pennies, her blankie and a sippy cup and she told me that she was going on the hairplane with Kaylee. She was sad when I told her that she had to stay and be my girl. Today the house is so empty! --I guess it's time to think about going back to school and get back to real life. It was a special summer that we will always remember.
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