Rounding Out Our Summer!

Summer is coming to an end. The boys are starting school on Tuesday and I think everyone is ready.

This past weekend Oliver went camping with Grandpa and Grandma for a night while we drove up to Boise. Caleb and Elton had been waiting all summer to go to Roaring Springs. Caleb earned his ticket through a reading program at school and was very proud of himself. He had even asked his teacher if he could do more reading to earn his brother one too. He is a very considerate brother. The day before we went it was over 100 degrees so we couldn't believe the next day when we arrived and it was only 60 degrees! It did manage to get up to 74 degrees, but with the breeze it still remained chilly. We made the best of it anyways and then headed to our hotel. We went to a new hotel that a friend recommended that was beside the restaurant we were going to eat at. We totally loved the hotel (The Oxford Suites) and I think we have a new favorite! We then went to Tucanos (a Brazilian Grill) for dinner and it was totally amazing! The next morning we got up and went for our complimentary breakfast at the hotel that went above and beyond your typical breakfast included with a hotel stay (a definite selling point). We picked up a coffee and hit Toys R us before I dropped Dan and the boys off at Chuckie Cheese's so I could go to the mall. They had tons of fun and I had much success shopping the sales. On the way home we stopped at the campground where Oliver was with his grandparents and cousins for a birthday BBQ. Unfortunately we had to leave the BBQ early as Caleb fell into a fire pit (no fire) and ended up with a nasty hematoma and cervical spine injury. This turned into our first ER visit with one of they boys, but fortunately the x-rays were good so we got to go home with some head injury instructions and he got to spend the night in bed with us.

This week we are getting ready for school with Open Houses, and Caleb is busy with Mimi as the fair is this weekend. The 4-H dog show is Saturday morning and so I will post pictures later.