End of Summer, Beginning of School

Summer time has ended, school has started. I'm so glad we enjoyed the summer while we did, because the last few weeks have included a lot of sitting/laying down for me. We have had huge help from family and friends and the boys have been fantastic helpers. I'm close enough now that the doctor has removed the 'restrictions' and if our baby wants to come now, he's welcome to come:) (I'm still hoping for a couple of weeks though). He are a few pics from the last weeks of summer...

My amazing husband slept out in the field with Sean and Jason. That is, until both boys decided their beds inside were much more 'mosquito-free' than the open-aired tent.


Sean's first day of 2nd grade at a brand new school with all new friends. He was so excited!

Jason, Kyle and our neighbor helping Ben check out the stream. Kyle seems to like the dirt!

Sean, Jason and Kyle on Jason's first day of kindergarten. He absolutely loved it! (Notice Kyle's backpack...he's not going to be left out! I think he was shocked to learn that he wasn't going with them, poor little guy)

Camping at Payson Lakes

We had a fantastic camping trip to Payson Lakes over the weekend. The May family may recognize this "hotspot" just past the turnoff to the main lake. We roasted hot dogs, ate s'mores, whittled sticks, caught 5 rainbow trout in about 45 minutes, rode bikes/scooters to the ranger station and had such a fun time. Here are some pics...





Ben and the boys roasting hot dogs over the fire.











When asked about their favorite parts of the trip, Sean and Jason both mentioned sleeping in the trailer as one of them. I'm not sure it was Ben and my favorite part (Kyle kicks a lot), but for a 7+ month pregant mom, it sure beats a tent:)

Kyle reeled in his own rainbow trout, Sean reeled in 2 and Jason reeled in 2. Thanks to Ben for some sweet casting!

Here's one of Jason's prized fish...it's a whopper!

Sean and Jason both loved whittling with their pocketknives. Luckily, they both have all ten digits still intact.

This was taken before our trip, but I couldn't resist adding it here. Kyle found this plastic magnifying glass in the playroom, walked out the front door, came in the back door, went to the office and took a piece of paper from the cupboard, went back out the back door and tried to light a fire in the shade. Future boyscout? I think so! (Yes, we have HO insurance, but I'm not sure if we're covered in the case of a 2 year old starting the house on fire with a magnifying glass)