Hike to Thompson Peak

Barry spent last weekend on a hike with some friends from Mountain Home to Thompson Peak, which is near Stanley.

Barry never forgets his fly rod. He caught this beautiful cutthroat at the base of the peak in Thompson Cirque Lake.

End of Summer

School started, but the weather stayed warm for a while. Here are some of the fun things we did before autumn came.

Clara spraying Quinton in the face with the hose.

We got some big boxes one day and the kids decorated them and made a little home to sleep in.

Warren was just so tired one day he fell asleep in his high chair.

Barry went fishing at Crane Falls with his friend, Daniel.

Here we are at the Air Force Appreciation Day parade with our friend Zannah. We actually made it through the whole parade this year (it's super long). Each kid had a grocery bag FULL of candy and other goodies.

Chowing down on some caramel popcorn.

Labor Day at the Sand Dunes

For Labor Day we went with our friends the Rekows to the Bruneau sand dunes. They have a little lake there that the kids played in and we ate a picnic. It was lots of fun!

First Days of School

On August 14th, Quinton started kindergarten. It's hard to believe he's already so big! This is a whole new phase of our lives we're entering now. It's strange to have him gone five mornings of the week. He had a tough time the first little while, but he seems to be getting the hang of it now and he's making lots of friends. His teacher is Mrs. Burningham and you can tell she really loves teaching kindergartners.

I went with him the first day to an orientation. This is the second day when he got to walk through the gate all by himself. He was a little nervous, but did great!

A couple weeks later Clara got to start preschool. The first day when she came home she was more talkative than I'd ever seen her. I think she's really going to love going to the Little Sunbeams Academy with Miss Sas.