Craters of the Moon

I had the awesome opportunity of going on a field trip with Caleb at the end of school to the Craters of the Moon. It's a couple of hours away (so the bus ride was dandy!) It was a very chilly day but we had so much fun going on a big hike in the park. You wouldn't think an old, massive lava flow would be anything grand but it was!

We saw many of these colorful rocks around. The colors were beautiful!I don't know what was more striking...the scenery or the wind. It was blowing us around like little leaves!
If you look at the people that are farthest away in this picture, they are leaning into the wind without anyone supporting them. The wind was soooooo... strong! I've never hiked in wind like that before!
This cave was so much fun for the kids. They would go in one hole and pop out somewhere else. It was a little tunnel system under there.
Can't resist some photography opportunities!


I'd love to go back with all the kids and investigate other areas of the park sometime.

Batter Up!

Caleb and Joshua played baseball again this year. Andrew still isn't quite ready to go out in that big field and play alone without mom. :)

Caleb really enjoyed playing first baseman and catcher this year.
Do you see the ball he jumped back from?


Josh played all sorts of positions. His favorites were any of the bases and catcher. He's such a cute happy kid!


Both boys are good at playing baseball (they're fun to watch)...guess they get it from Jon!

Random things

I have a couple random things in this post. Caleb and Josh recently started piano lessons with their Grandma Ruth which has been great. They are picking it up fast and enjoying it...so far anyway. :)
I actually took this picture of Josh though because I was going to take pictures of a friend who's a pianist and I needed to take some test pictures...so Josh was my model. He was a trooper!
Big Brother and Little Brother...Big truck and little truck! So cute!
Who can resist climbing in a tree like this!

Wow my Little Andrew is heading to Kindergarten!

Andrew has finished his last year of preschool and is headed on to big, bad kindergarten! Okay maybe not big, bad...how about awesome and fun! His teacher Ms. Jen was amazing and has helped Andrew be very prepared for kindergarten. I'm so proud of Andrew and all that he learned through the year!

Isn't that smile irresistible!?This really is Andrew's best friend, Siera. "The Face" is just 'cause he really likes her. :)
There were 3 classes combined for the graduation program. They did awesome!
Oops! Looks like Zorro "Z" lost his mask!

Andrew is still young, but I definitely see a bright future ahead for him!

Tauphtus Park Zoo Field Trip

Andrew and I made a trip to the zoo in Idaho Falls with Josh and his class. The zoo is always fun, but it was a bit chilly this time. On the other hand the animals were really active which was fun to see. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

You just gotta love how Josh tucked his zip up hoodie into his pants. He didn't have a belt so that was his solution. So cute!


Who can resist a baby zebra?! (which was actually brown and white interestingly)



Doesn't it look like the flamingos are making a heart?

I posted this rooster for Jon. He's the chicken guy these days. This one is actually very pretty!

So there's a little tour of the zoo for you! Hope you enjoyed it!

Girls Trip 2010

I had such an awesome time going to California to visit and hang out with my friends. Every mom needs a getaway like this once in a while!!I was in heaven being on the coast. It was so beautiful!
This little bird was the funniest thing. I was just walking along and all of a sudden I felt this poke on my head and I couldn't figure out what it was at first. Until I saw this little birdie swoop down and peck at me again! It did it to a couple other people too. I think it was a mommy just protecting her nest somewhere close by.

Earned my Beads!

Last summer I went to an adult Scout training called Wood Badge. It was an amazing experience where I learned so much and had a ball with the people there. You set goals, and you have 18 months to complete them, and when you are finished you "Earn your beads." Me and 3 others in my group did it and we were so elated to receive our beads. (In the scouting world this is a big deal!)

Along with the beads you receive a neckerchief and slide.The 4 of us on the right are the newbies and the 3 on the left were on staff at our Wood Badge.

Boy I love scouting!