Mmmmm Jam!

Today, Holli and I made raspberry jam.  Our grocery store has raspberries marked way down so we decided to give it a try.  We go through a lot of jam so this was really a good deal. I hope we did everything right so we don't get sick!

Bayfield Jr Rodeo Banquet

Holli had her very first Rodeo banquet last weekend.  She was so excited to get her awards. She received a bucket, sweatshirt (with her name on it) and a quirt. 

Looking forward to the next series that starts in November.

Labor Day in Moab - Part 2

Here are some photos from around camp.  There was never a dull moment.  The kids had so much fun catching frogs, playing in the sand and getting wet in the creek. It is so great that the kids don't fight when there are NO toys involved!  

Lots of little frogs in the creek.

 

 This is what Holli did most of the time we were at camp.

 Climbing.. I don't think this was as bad as it looks but I wasn't there!

 Gypsy truck

 

 Mountain biking

 View of our camp from above.

 Delicious french toast breakfast on Monday morning.

Winnie's first time in a restaurant!  She was very well behaved. It helped that she was so tired from a full weekend.

Labor Day in Moab - Part 1

We had a really nice Labor Day weekend in Moab with our friends, the Williamsons. We spent most of 

  our time in the water. Everyone had a great time!

 

Dylan and Ethan helping paddle.

 Holli cliff jumping.

 Bob doing a backflip off a really high cliff.  Drew and Bob are the only ones that jumped off this one.

 Duckies being pulled behind the boat.

 Winnie LOVED swimming but she got WORN OUT!

 We named this Panic Rock.  When we first got there everyone and the dogs seemed to be freaking out about something.  The kids climbed the rock and then slid down.

 Drew at the helm.

Sand monsters!

More to come in Part 2. So many photos!

Visitor

Smokey came by for a visit yesterday.  Unfortunately, none of us got to see him but our neighbor across the street snapped a couple photos.  I was home along with 3 dogs but none of us noticed him! 

Success

Dylan's first day of kindergarten was a success!  I will admit that I was very nervous this morning.  He got a little teary (so did I) when we said goodbye but ended up having a great day.  We are very lucky to have a good friend who is a teacher at the kid's school.  She checked on Dylan throughout the day and sent me text updates!  He was always happy and having fun! 

It's nice to have a big sister to show you the way. 

Dylan has the same teacher that Holli had for Kindergarten.  We couldn't be happier!

End of day Ice Cream celebration! Holli was very proud of him.

2nd Grade

Holli has been looking forward to this day all summer.