Life

Chris came home today after some meetings and the children were so excited to see him. He got a triple hug!!!! Isn't this is what life is all about!!! Those simple moments of happiness.
Yes Lizzy we think you are still cute

Thomas find this awesome carrot in our garden. The orange carrot (hard to see) is wrapping around the yellow one.

Our carrots were the vegetable that grew the best this year. We got a hand full of brussel sprouts, two tomatoes, lots of beans (which no one really likes to eat but they sure like to pick them) and some lettuce.

Thomas playing soccer

Henry is waiting for the 2nd half of the soccer game.

Henry loves playing goalie. He is actually really good at it.

Busy Week

My closet full of all my stuff (doesn't it look great)
My room (isn't it great there isn't a pile a mile high---just a couple of more nights going through all the stuff)

Thomas ready for bears

Lizzy has been enjoying taking pictures of us.

Lizzy's first day of school

Lizzy's left window

Lizzy's main window

Lizzy's right window (you can kind-of see the yellow wall)

We had our first week of a full schedule. We haven't been home except to eat and sleep. On Saturday the boys just wanted to sit but they couldn't do that. We had a schedule to keep.

What have we been doing this week. Well. . . . . soccer, soccer, soccer (we have soccer practice every night uesday through Friday plus games on Saturday). The boys love it. They smile the whole time. Thomas team is called the Silver Tankers. What more do I need to say. Henry's team doesn't have a name yet. Henry's favorite position is the goalie. He isn't afraid of the ball coming at him. He loves it. He played goalie for 3/4 of the game and didn't let the other team score. Awesome. Every year it gets more fun to watch the boys play soccer.

The boys are starting to get use to the school thing again. It is getting harder and harder for them to wake up in the morning. They are enjoying the social scene at school. They have been coming home with grasshoppers in their pockets. I guess it is good that bugs don't bother me.

Lizzy loves gymnastics. She was so cute when we got to the gym. She was shaking and said "I am so excited." She didn't leave. She had such a great time.

I finished a few projects that I have been working on. I finished Lizzy's room except for a couple of things. But the painting is done for that most part. It turned out better then what I thought it would. I also got 1/2 of the closet painted. I really wanted to get my stuff in the closet so my bedroom wasn't a storage unit. I can say the closet is SOOOOOOO wonderful. I have all my stuff in there and have some extra room. YEAH!!!!! It looks great.

As for new things that are happening. This week is the first time I have heard thundering and saw lightening in Port Angeles at my house. I have seen lighting at Hurricane Ridge when we have been hiking but I don't think that counts. As for other news. . . . Chris is the 2nd counselor in the bishopic now.

First Day of School

Lizzy is so ready to start school!!!!

I had to put this one in even though she didn't wear it today. This is what she wore hiking with the cub scouts on Tuesday. She also had an umbrella since it was pouring rain. She was quite cute hiking in all pink with a bunch of cub scouts.
I thought that was a cute picture of their backpacks.

Thomas. Look at how long his legs are. He is all legs right now. Plus he grew during the summer (at least his feet did 2 1/2 shoe sizes)

Perry won this morning.

Aren't they cute

Today is the first day of school. I personally think it is the easiest day to get them off. They were both excited but really nervous. Hope they have a wonderful year!!!!

Last Week of Summer

This week the boys asked if they could have some fabric for a project they were doing. Lizzy overheard this comment and was amazed that I had fabric. Everyday since then Lizzy has played with the fabric. She loves it!!!!

This week I was inspired to do some cooking. I think I just wanted to wear my cute apron my mother made me. I decided the donuts on the cover of Better Homes and Garden looked delicious.

They turned out pretty good for never making donuts before!!!! Truly, Fabric inspires us all to do wonderful things.

Well, it is the last week of summer. We start school Thursday!!! I guess I am ready for it but I could handle another 2 or 3 weeks of no schedule. This week we have been hanging out. I started painting Lizzy's room on Monday. The ceiling's painted (clear moon) and 3 out of the 4 walls are painted. It is Carnation Pink!!!! The other wall will be yellow and the trim white. Hopefully, I will have it done before the boys go back to school.

This week we have had lots of kids come over and play (seems like everyday), did a ceramic art project, played at Hollywood Beach, got ready for soccer and got the last of school supplies and hung out for two days because Henry and I have been sick.

Camping Trip

Lizzy reading
fire benders in the making

scooting around the camp ground

looking at the creek below

scooting around and around

around and around the campground

Well, I forgot to post pictures of what we did at our campsite. We did the normal things. The boys still love playing with fire. We made most of our meals and treats over the fire which was really fun. We also hung out, played games and read.

Mount St. Helen's

We went camping this weekend. The boys have been asking about Volcano's lately so we thought we would take them to one. So this is what we did......

The boys at the entrance of Ape Cave

Climbing up Ape cave

Lizzy and I waiting for the boys at Ape Cave.

We all went on a tour of Ape cave. Of course Ape Cave was made by Lava flow. (would have taken pictures in the cave but it was dark) The boys went farther in Ape Cave then the tour guide. Lizzy and I came back out since she did not like being in the cold, dark cave.

Lizzy and Chris in tube tunnels made by a volcano eruption.

Inside a volcano tube

Henry coming out of a volcano tube

This was probably my favorite thing we did at Mount St. Helen's this time. There were holes (circles) in the ground and some tubes were the volcano lava went around trees and later the trees decomposed. It was really fun.

The Family

Jill and Lizzy climbing down Windy hike. We went to the top of the mountain and could see the East side of Mount St. Helen's and Spirit Lake (we could see Mount St. Helen's from the bottom of the mountian too!!!)

We went on a hike down to Spirit Lake (2miles---not bad). I have always wanted to see what this lake looked like. It was much bigger then I image. It was recorded that it had waves up to 800 feet when the lava came down in 1980.

Yes, I carried Lizzy everywhere on Friday. This is a picture of Mount St. Helen's in the background. We are almost to Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake is in the background. This is the sunset as we just as we finished the hike. It was so beautiful. The picture doesn't do it justice.

Okay, we saw this tree stump and thought it was running away from something. Chris is running away from the tree stump.

Johnston Ridge Observatory. This is the west side view of Mount St. Helen's

Thomas plowing up on top of a volcano (we all did at the end of the camping trip)!!!!.

Projects, Projects. Projects

Family Room--East side
Family room---West side

Doors Bob made

Well, I can say we are done with the family room. Well, at least the painting part of it. We still need to get new doors, carpet, put up curtains and put back the pictures on the walls. But at least the furinture is put back and we can enjoy the new color on the wall. We can now start down the stairs and finish the cabinets that Bob made us. Don't the doors look great. I can't wait to use the cabinets!!!!