Month: October 2016

First Day of School 2016

The first day of school came. Ricky didn’t seem nervous, but I was a wreck! He had to be awake by 6 am and catching the bus by 6:45.  It came early and I prayed he wouldn’t get lost or have locker problems or bully issues.  He did amazing!  He found all his classes … […]

Last Days of Summer

Summer is always so fun to look forward to, but by August, this momma is looking forward to the routine school brings.  We tried to do a few fun things to send summer off with a bang this year … I love him! Birthday parties seemed like a good way to end summer.  One of […]

Dinosaur National Park

We decided to get one more summer adventure in AND take our camping trailer out for its maiden voyage.  We gave the boys three choices:  Willard Bay, Bryce Canyon, or Dinosaur National Monument.  It was pretty unanimous – they wanted the Dinosaurs.  So away we went to Vernal, Utah. We decided to stay at Steinaker […]

Up With Kids – “Enchanted”

Ricky and Billy did a theater and swim camp in July.  Everyday for a week, they spent 5 hours learning parts and songs for the play “Enchanted” and spent the last hour swimming at a local pool.  They went with a couple of friends, so that made it more fun. It was a camp worth […]

Summer Fun

My surgery and then taking care of my mom after her knee replacement, kept us housebound more than usual this summer.  I did try to get the boys out and about a little bit though. We went to Seven Peaks Waterpark with some friends in July.  I’d never taken the boys to a waterpark this […]