End Of Summer

Our forcasted high on Monday Sept 1 is in the high 40's - which makes us wonder where summer went...it most certainly was a fun one. We thought it might be fun to post a few pictures of one heck-of-a fun and busy summer. The summer started out in yellowstone, followed by Emma's tonsil extraction, followed by endless fun at the waterslide, a boat ride at gates of the mountains, a visit to the Montana historical society, a tour train ride around Helena, a hot dog dinner at Park Lake, time at hauser lake, a couple of very quick visits to Utah... and who know's whater ever else we forgot. Here are just a few of our favorite family pics from the summer...

First Day of School August 27

We are very happy to report that our first day, and week, of school were very uneventful. Two days before Madison started middle school (6th Grade) we took her to the school to get her locker setup and Noah climbed right in and was ready to make himself at home while Madison went to classes (he's very attached to her). Matthew started 4th grade this year, and Emma started second grade ( the first day of school the morning temp was 52 - as indicated by the coat Emma is wearing). Noah was very sad this week he's having a hard time adjusting. The highlight of the first day was coming home to Melonee's chocolate chip cookies, this is a great tradition that has moved from Melonee's family to ours.

Ward Father and Son's Camp Out Aug 22-23

Our ward held its first father's and Son's campout on Aug 22-23. Rather than pitching a tent Glenn and the boys took the seats out of the van and put down some cushions and used it as the tent. The pictures below are Noah and Matthew getting ready to go to sleep and a couple of pictures from the next morning. They couldn't find the group the first night so they just pulled over to the side of the road and had a little camp out of their own...complete with watching Transformers before bed. They met up with the ward in time for breakfast the next morning.