Camp Geronimo

Spencer's first scout camp...he went July 3 through the 10th. He wasn't excited about missing the 4th of July, or David's birthday, but thankfully, he had fun! Hooray for good leaders...especially ones that take lots of pictures!The brave souls who took these boys to scout camp, Bro. Wilkins, Bro. Vaughan and Bro. Tucker (not pictured here because he was the photographer).
And, the boys...(Spencer is in the background of the last picture with the towel over his head...ha ha ha!)

Spencer had fun at scout camp!!

(yes, I was worried)

Horseback riding was his favorite.  Unfortunately, he didn't want to take a camera, so I'm going to have to hit his leaders up for pictures.

Because there must ALWAYS be a kitty picture...

Another place she loves to sleep...on a duffel bag in my closet.

David's Birthday (and Megan's B-day Party)

Since David's birthday is the 6th, and Megan's is the 7th, Kathie hosted a birthday party on David's birthday for both of them!
Blowing out candles. It was Megan's 12th b-day, and if you're going by the number of candles, David's 3rd.
The birthday boy and girl.
Isn't she cute?
Kathie did a really great job with the party!
After we came home, David opened the rest of his b-day presents...some new clothes!
David liked his new clothes so much, that he left them laying in a pile on the table so they could be promptly doused in milk, soggy cereal, and assorted crumbs.... Happy Birthday David!!
P.S. Spencer is at scout camp this week...that's why he's not in any of the pictures.

4th of July

I have to admit it...I'm kind of a fireworks party pooper.  Not that I don't love a good fireworks show, I definitely do, but I DO NOT love everything that goes with it...fighting crowds, fighting traffic, spending hours outside in the sweltering heat, trying to keep the kids entertained while we wait for the fireworks to start, dragging tired kids back to the car, fighting more crowds and more traffic...UGH!  So we didn't do any big fireworks shows this year.  But we still had a GREAT time!  

David got a bbq grill for Father's Day, so...as Gina so nicely put it...we bbq'd the heck out of a bunch of meat!  Gina and Travis came over and brought some illegal Colorado fireworks, so we had a little fireworks show in our backyard.  David also bought a bunch of generic AZ fireworks (poppers) that kept the kids entertained while they waited for it to be dark enough for the other fireworks.

After we put the kids to bed, Gina and I busted out Lego Harry Potter and had a blast.  David and Travis used the other Xbox to play Left 4 Dead...where David showed Travis the ins and outs of good zombie killing.  Such a fun day!!

Hope-less?

I wonder if she feels trapped here with us...poor kitty!

Summer

Our summer has not been exciting...no fun vacations or anything really photo worthy, so I have not been taking many pictures. But here's a bit of what we've been up to....
Father and Sons CampoutTechnically wasn't during summer...but it is lumped in my mind with other summer activities...so here you go. The end of May David took the kids to the Father and Sons campout...for the second time in their lives. The kids were excited. I was MORE excited! I asked David to please, please, PLEASE take some pictures. Here are the three stellar shots I got!
(Spencer was there too...somewhere...)
Summer SchoolIn June, Preston and Ryan started summer school.  We love summer school...not only is it free, they get free breakfast and free lunch!  This year Ryan learned all about Ancient Egypt...and he mostly learned that he is glad he was not an Ancient Egyptian!  Almost everyday he learned a new reason.  Here were the biggies:
*Egyptian children didn't wear clothes..."I would be so embarassed!"*Egyptians slept on beds made out of wooden boards and rope.*They ate garlic bread with onions on it.*Mummification..."It's disgusting...I can't even say it"...referring to taking out organs and putting them in jars, we finally figured out. He really wouldn't say it!
Preston studied Ancient Greece. He learned that he liked Rome (from last year) better than Greece.
The last day of school they had a little program.  They dressed up in costumes they had made and a sang a song or two.We made Spencer wear Preston's pyramid on his head...he wasn't very happy about it.
Chipotle!And the most exciting event of the summer (so far) for me...they opened a Chipotle close to my house! Preston and I went to the grand opening...we waited in line for about 45 minutes (20 of those outside in 100 degree heat) for a burrito, a free t-shirt and a buy one, get one free gift certificate.  Crazy? Yes.   Worth it? Definitely!!