3 out of 4!

Katy got them a couple of years ago, has now graduated to Contacts-mostly because of soccer and getting hit in the head by opposing players and Totally twisting her glasses off of her face!

Asa got them about a month ago!

Ben, so far the Blindest out of them all-I don't know HOW he saw Anything before!!

Sophie gets checked next week!

Thank Heaven for insurance!!!

First Day at a NEW School

Asa, Ben and Sophie started school today, 2 week after the County School District. They started a New Charter school in town and these 3 are lucky enough to be some of the first students to attend!

We know Ben's teacher really well, and the kids know Sophie's teacher as she was a sub at their old school. And all of the grades (it is a k-8 school) are learning Spanish, built in to the curriculum! And they have Uniforms! Made school shopping nice and easy and a little easier on the pocket book!

The kids were All VERY excited to go to school today. I think they were a little bored with all of their friends in school already!

Trying to stay on top of things!

The Cub Scouts had their First Annual Webelos Camp Out up in Lamoille Canyon!

It rained the first night, straight through into the morning!

It didn't stop the scouts from having fun and getting their advancements done! And a 3 mile hike, and investigating of a 'Really Big' Beaver dam! Or from cooking S'mores and, in general, being Noisy, Rambucsious Cub Scouts!!

June and July

Ben turned 8 this year, jeepers-time is Flying by!

June was our Wet month-it rained 28 days of this month-Good, Hard rain nearly EVERY afternoon (and NOT our usual Northern Nevada, barely a sprinkle rain)- so I figured a morning party in the park would be safe. The kids had enough time to play-a little, Ben opened his presents and had cupcakes. And then it started to lightning and thunder and then the rain came!

Still had fun, and Denny had time (BARELY) to climb the tallest tree in the park, almost to the very top! "Why?" you may ask...There was a ball stuck in the tree, and Denny wanted to get it out! He was still at the top when the lightning & thunder started to roll in! The nut!

July 4th!
Our Annual BBQ in the park:

The rains had quit by July 4th, but the temperature was still REALLY nice-mid to high 80's! Warm enough for a The Water Fight!

The Big Guns & a couple of Big Tubs of water...
makes for some SOAKING wet kids!

We BBQ'd for lunch, kicked back and visited, relaxed, and played games (cards and marbles)!

Terri brought crafts again-the Kids love this, so do the adults-the kids are pretty quiet when they are concentrating on painting 'stained glass', beading and tatoo-ing each other!

Uncle Tim took his 2 sons and Asa GeoCaching...I still don't really understand what this is! Here they are posing for the camera phone! CrAzY BoYs!!!

Then BBQ's again for dinner, leaving us just enough time to clean up and pack up before dark and before...

The Annual Rain Gutter Regata was mid-July! Here is most of the Pack and the winners-Ben came in 3rd!

July 24: Denny & April braved the trails of Lamoille Canyon with 7 kids (respective spouses had to work):

They hiked up to Island Lake, played in the water, only 3 (Denny, Asa & Shanie) were daring enough to swim in that Ice Cold Water clear out to the Island!

The report was the weather was great, not too hot, the water COLD, but refreshing, and the views-beautiful!

Ben's Reading Performance!

Ben is in the 2nd grade. He had a lot of difficulty reading at the beginning of the school year and has really been struggling to improve.

Monday night, the school district put on 'ELKO COUNTY READS' night-I really don't know how to describe what this is, but basically it is to try to get kids to read more. There are booths/tables set up at one of the local schools, books, books & books for the kids, GS interests, seeing eye dog info, mining info, BLM info, etc...

In the gym, classes and individuals performed readings!

Ben's class performed Aesop's Fables. 2-3 kids at a time stepped up to the microphones and read their fable. Ben's group read the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. He read his part very clearly and without stumbling. We are so proud of Ben for working so hard to be able to read and to be able to read out loud in front of 4-6 dozen people! Another WAY TO GO, BEN!!!