A few snapshots of our summer..............

Thayne, WY Ralph and Ann Simpson's golf cart

Barton and boys--Estes Park, CO

Ben Delatour Scout Encampment for Nathan June 2008, Red Feather Lakes, CO

Barton's "mancation" rafting on the Arkansas River July 2008

Day Camp 2008--Ann shooting BB Guns (on the end)

Kempton Day Camp BB Shooting (red hat on the end) June 2008

Justin at Day Camp June 2008

Our Bear sighting in Grand Teton National Park Aug. 2008

Yellowstone, August 2008

Justin's Baptism June 21, 2008

Singing the Blues.......

Well it's back to school for everyone! Nathan's first day was today and he was singing the blues about being placed in choir class. He didn't choose that class when he chose his electives, but all the other electives were full so he was placed in choir! The school counselor told us that AFTER Labor Day he might be able to switch! What?? That's TWO WHOLE WEEKS away.

Kempton and Justin are attending Centennial Elementary and say they like their teachers. Kempton has a male teacher and he seems like a really cool guy. When dropping them off at school yesterday for their first day they were their usual independent selves and when they got to their pods turned around and looked at me and just said "goodbye". That's it....no walking them to their classroom door, no nothing! Independence can be a good thing because then there is the other end of the spectrum which you hope your children aren't.

Bryan and I with our new found freedom of just the two of us at home took a bike ride this morning and stopped at the park to play for a few minutes. It was a fun time on a nice cool, sunny morning.

Barton told me Sunday night that he needs to apply for a passport. "For what?", I said. His reply was that it's only a matter of time before he's traveling to Europe to work on the sales departments for Sunrise Medical over there! So much for a "non-traveling" job. It lasted a few months. As for the passport, I told him, "Well then apply for one. Walgreens does passport photos."

Bryan is on the "Potty Train" as of yesterday. With some "Cars" and Mickey Mouse underwear and some gum and skittles for positive reinforcements, so far it's been somewhat disasterous. He wakes up dry in the morning but is too moody and will not go potty. So we have to wait until later to get him to go. Today he pottied on the laundry room floor and on the garage floor and in the toilet once. Oh, what fun!