Boys Weekend Camping at Roosevelt Lake

Visit from Friends

We love the Campbells! We envy their slower paced, wide open spaces way of life. We loved having them come to visit us and just hanging out. Wish we could see them more often. It is our turn to travel to them! Maybe next year....

Saturday

My conversation with Evan:

Me- Evan I have time to play Uno with you before Thomas wakes up. Would you rather play Uno with me or help me clean the toilets?

Evan- Clean the toilets, I'm a good worker!

Later on, Evan- I didn't know cleaning the toilets was so much fun!

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Jarom returned home from his first camp out for 11yr old scouts. We were in a rush to get to our next activity that day right when he got home. I could tell he wasn't in the mood to leave the house again, but I tried to get him to talk to me about the trip to lighten his mood. I asked him to tell me the best two things about his camp out. He pointed to me and Ben and said, " I didn't miss you and I didn't miss you!"

He later told me that he loved playing blind volleyball and shooting guns, and was very bored during the reverence activity when he had to sit still for 5 minutes.

Trip to the Zoo

It was fun, but stinkin hot.

Thomas First Day of Preschool

School Work

I loved these papers that came home!

Evan said he is playing with Jarom in the picture. Excellent use of arrows!

First few weeks of school:

What's new:

-blisters from the monkey bars
-kids love their teachers, they all proclaimed they have the nicest teachers
-Evans thinks school is too long, but when he found out PE started that day he was ready to go because, "I'm awesome at PE"
-Camille started chorus
-Thomas asks everyday where Jarom is
-Thomas in swimming lessons
-Evan lost his first tooth
-help clean the church
-practicing piano before school- I love it!
-Evan said, "I already know everything my teacher says, and we don't even do math!" Camille added "It's the same when mom helps me with piano!" (I had no comment to this.)
-Trumpet sounds coming from Jarom's room.
-My health insurance rate being raised because of my birthday.
-Thomas jumped off the diving board backward and didn't clear it, he has scratches from his stomach to his chin and a tooth went through the inside of his lip.
-Fun date to see Angels and Demons then to Cheesecake Factory.
-Meetings to plan for Primary Program
-Mother/Daughter Activity Day Pajama Party with Camille
-Pack Meeting
-Evan got punched in the nose in school, it was retaliation for Evan teasing and taking a kid's paper. It bled for over half and hour and he had to come home early.
-Mom's perfect batch of Chicken Mango Salad
-Carpets cleaned- like a fresh start to the school year!
-Skinner Reunion: post to come