Back to School!!

It has been so long who knows what is going on. Saturday the 18th we spent most of the day at mom and dad's with Jillian. I was trying to list our house on Criag List and was having trouble uploading pictures. So Jillian helped me. She also helped me load a bunch of songs to my phone so I could have music. Saturday Great Grandma Bassett came to town with her husband David. So we had dinner with them on Sunday and played cards. The last week of summer vacation went to fast. We went school clothes shopping two days. I think we have everything they need for winter except Kamden need some shoes. I like clothes shopping I just hate spending the money though. We also saw the last free movie for the summer (Flushed Away). We have it but I hadn't seen it so I could watch it there. It was a cute show mom fell asleep but Kamden kept waking her up. We also went to the Fair on Wednesday which was kids day so it was busy. We went out about 1pm and left around 9:00pm. We didn't do much other than ride on the rides the kids loved it. We stoped for dinner around 6:30 because Cole was so sick from not eating. We ran into Kim, Tre' and Kara. They ate with us and then went to the rodeo for a very short time. Then we tried to head back to the rides but the lines were to long so we left and Kim and the kids stayed. The kids want to know when we are going again. This is Kamden's and Carter's first time riding on the rides. I think we have tried with Kamden and maybe done a couple of rides with her but so wouldn't go on much before. So did much better this year. So we didn't see any of the booths or the animals. There just wasn't enough time. We went boating on Friday with the kids and Kendall, Alexis and Kara. Kamden finally decided she wanted to go out with Kendall, Alexis and Kara. So had so much fun she wanted to go again. That only took and summer and a half to get there to finally like the tube. Carter went right before her and he did so good no crying for either one. Saturday Ryan and I went to one of my Young Women's wedding at the temple and then to their reception that night. They had so much left over food they sent us home with a lot of food. We also went out to lunch with all the Bassett's and then to see Mr. Bean. It was a very cute movie. Funny!!! I liked it better than the first.

We started home school officially on Tuesday. We started one day early so we could take off Friday and Monday for the holiday. Cole is doing so good. He gets up at 6:30 gets ready does his piano and reading and then does his school work and is done by 12 or 12:30. So I hope he can keep it up. He is making it easy for me. He will start all of his fun classes the 10th of September.

Biker Babes ride over the North Cascades

We start 7:30 Thursday morning. We drove to Moses Lake, had breakfast and drove to Soap Lake, along Long lake to Dry Falls. This picture shows us at Dry Falls. We spent about an hour here and at the Visitors center. We started with six of us, the Crooks, Mills and us. Donna Mills followed us with her car. We drove to Grand Coulee Dam. Kim was working there and as we left the we past the hospital where she was working. We saw her car. We should of stop and left her a note. We then drove to Winthrop where we spent the night. Drove about 260 miles on thursday. Mom did really well.

Thursday we eat at Three Finger Jacks. After dinner we went across the street and had a banana split. It was great.

Friday morning we stuck around Winthrop until the shops opened. We spent an hour or so shopping. The Wagars drove up in their Mustang convertable and now we were 8. We had a beautiful day to travel the north cascade highway.


This is Diablo Lake a beautiful green lake.

Mom rode the whole day. Again she did a great job again. I think she fell aslept only once. We made it to Monroe. We spent the night in Sister Wagars sisters house.

The next morning we traveled over Stevens pass to Leavenworth where Greg Rose met up with us. We spent about three hours there and then traveled over Blewett Pass to Ellensburg and along the Yakima River to Yakima where we stopped at Miners. Mom rode with Wagars to Yakima and with me home. It was a great ride, beautiful country, great friends. Life is good.

We are already planning our next trip. Leave Friday night after work and ride to Heppner, Oregon where we will have dinner and spend the night. The next morning we we ride to Spray, Fossil, Condon, Golden Dale.

Camping at Mt. Rainer

Well we put our house up for sale. We are going to try to sell it on our own. We have found some property out in Eltopia that we would like to buy and build on. Two different friends of ours is also looking at buying out there. We also found out a couple in our ward bought some property out there. It is about 20 minute drive from Rd 68 and all the shoping.

Well you are going to see some fun picutres from our camping trip. The kids and I took a camping trip to Mt. Rainer with some of my family and my sisters kids. I have never been camping at Mt. Rainer. My mom and dad couldn't believe I had never been camping there. I guess the younger kids had been camping there alot. When we were younger we camped just never at Mt. Rainer. The kids and I had a great time and it is so pretty. As you will be able to tell from the beautiful pictures. This is a cute one of Kamden and Alexis roasting marshmellows. My kids loved the fire. They couldn't seem to stay away from it. You can see our tent. The one the kids and I slept in.

I couldn't believe how close we got to the snow. We saw some of the hikers coming down off the mountian.

Must of the pictures are of us hiking. We spent most of the time hiking or maybe it just seemed that way. I carried Carter alot of the way on the hikes. He actually fell asleep on my back on one of the hikes. That was fun all the dead weight. Kamden did so awsome! Maybe I just thought so becausese she wouldn't leave moms side. So mom spent alot of time with her. But I never did hear her complain about all the walking and hiking. She seemed to have a really good time. Cole he was in seventh heaven. He just couldn't hardly stand to stay on the trails. He wanted to go up every hill. He and Tre were climbing up the hills and sliding down. Anyway we had a good time and saw a lot of very beautiful things.

This week has flown by we spent two day at Mt. Rainer. Wednesday we went to the free moives and then did a little clothes shopping for school. Cole got to go to the Sheriff's Station for Scouts. Thursday and Friday the kids and I spent most of the day cleaning the house and the car. So needless to say time flies.

We were supouse to have Cole's b-day party out on the river Saturday. The weather channel all week has said 82 and windy. So we decided to cancel and wait until after Labor day. I am hoping the weather will be good. I thought I was doing so good thinking ahead and trying to get his party done durning the summer.

Last week we were very busy. Denny and D.J were here. So we tried to keep the kids busy while they were here. We went boating last Monday with Ryan's family. Tuesday we went to the free moives and swimming at the house. Wednesday we went to the water park in Hermisten. Wendnesday night Ryan and the kids went camping at Hood park. Mom, Dad, Kendall and I went and saw Borne. It was really good. Thursday the Bassetts and our family went golfing and then to see Daddy Day Care. Friday Denny and D.J. went home. We went boating on Saturday with Kendall, Jillian, Alexis and some friends.

Carter's Mess!

I don't know if you can see these pictures very well but these two pictures are from Carter throwing two full bowls of noodles soup across the room. I think I told you about it in the last blog.

These pictures are of a party Dr. Ostler put on in the park. He is Cole's Orthodontist. Anyway Ryan and Cole played who could make the first basket. Cole got flung across the mat a few times but he did make the first basket. The other picture is of Cole and I battling eachother. Cole I think knocked me over more than I knocked him over. We had such a good time I was laughing so hard. I didn't think I woud enjoy it but it was fun. The mat was to hot to hardly even step on. They needed to spray it down with water.

These are some more pictures of the party. Cole and Ryan had a cow milking contest. Carter and Ryan rode the bull and the last is of the three kids all locked up for the day.HaHa

Ryan and I had a date night on Friday it was so fun. We invited some friends to go out on the boat and they had some friends come. We found out they are in 8th ward in Kennewick they bought the Mayfields house. Very nice couple. Anyway we went out just adults on the boat. It was fun. Cole couldn't understand why we would go out on the boat without kids. I tried to tell him it was because he never wants to go out on the boat. He loves the beach. He thinks the boat is to get us to the other side of the river to the beach. So I said we weren't going to a beach we were going to ride tubes, knee board , ski and wake board and they didn't like to do that. He still didn't think that was right. After we were done boating we went over to Applebee's for dinner. We stayed out too late having fun.

Saturday was Dr. Ostler's party which the kids had a great time at. They feed us lunch and free cotton candy, snow cones and of course lots of fun activities. Then later in the day we went check out some house and property we just found out about. There is some property out in Eltopia which is on the same street as the Columbia Basin Chapel. They are 2 - 4 acres. So we went to see what the property looks like. There are few negative and some positives we just have to decided if the negatives out way the positives.

Sunday we had a great dinner at mom and dad's. Kendall and mom made dinner for us. We played farkle. And guess who won Kendall I think she always wins.

Friday Denny (Ryan's brother), D.J. and Brooke came into town to go camping for D.J.'s scouts. Anyway we all went out boating yesterday afternoon. We were out to late. D.J. stayed the night and he and Cole slept outside in the tent until the sprinkles came on and they got soaking wet.

This morning the kids and I met mom and Alexis at the movies and watched Everyone's Hero. It was a very cute show. Now this afternoon the kids are summering here at the house. The weather is cooling off and it is so windy here. I am glad it was nice for yesterday and boating.

I can't believe summer is almost over. And I was just reminded by a friend about Cole's b-day is coming up and what are we doing. Ugh!!! Time flies by the older you get or maybe it is the more kids you have.

The changing child!

Last Thursday a friend had the kids and I over. The kids went swimming and run through the sprinklers. The friend taught me how to make egg rolls. Oh, they are so good! Hopefully now I can make them. It was fun and something a little different.

Friday we went to the Hermiston water park. Kim her kids and Kim's friend went with us. Cole took a friend and Kendall came too. We had a good time. Cole saw his cousin Tristen that he never gets to see so they hang out for a little bit. I think Cole really enjoyed being able to see him and spend some time with him. Mom (Sandy) watched Kamden and Carter so Ryan and I could take Cole out on a date. He has been asking for some me time. We went and saw Transformers it was good lots of action. There was to much swearing.

Saturday we all went out on the boat. Bailey was in town for a wedding so she came and Kendall, mom and Alexis. We meet up with some friends who have a boat. We even got mom to go out on the tube again. Mom says she wont be going on the tube again it's to hard on her back. I know sitting in the tube can be brutal on your back. Bailey got up on her first try on the wake board and did a nice job. She also I think did her first 360. Yeah, Bailey!

Sunday we had dinner at mom and dad's it is back to lots of noise. Well I guess I can't say that, it was noisy before Kendall and Jillian came home. It is just nice to have a little bigger family dinner. I hear Kendall is going to be preparing the Sunday family dinner the next two weeks. I can't wait I know it will be good.

Monday Kamden came down with something and has been running a fever today it finally seems to be gone. She slept most of Monday night and Tuesday. Monday she missed practice but she went to her game last night. She still wasn't feeling while because she asked her coach to take her out because she was to tired. That isn't like her. Although today she is back to rear form. She through a huge fit at the orthodontist office today and we spent the whole visit in the car. At the end I went in to check on Cole.

At the orthodontist office they wired Cole's two front teeth together and next visit they will take off the braces and put the retainer back in. The orthodontist office has a new office on road 68 which will be nice. Our next visit will be there that will be nice it is closer. Cole had a make up game on Tuesday and another game today. He seems to really like soccer. I am not sure if it because he knows all the kids from church or he is just have a good time. Cole had a golf tournament on Tuesday and he took third place in his division. He won a hat and brush tees. He was excited. Today is the last day of golf and they have a gold pro there. He thought maybe Tiger Woods was going to be there. He didn't understand the golf pro thing. Yesterday Cole got to go with Kim to the Richland pool and over to Howard Ammon he had a good time with his cousins.

Carter, were do I start boy he is such a busy little man that keeps getting into everything. Lets see this summer he has stop his Binky, stop taking naps, doesn't want to go to bed until 11pm. If I leave him alone for 2 minutes my house is a disaster. Yesterday I went out to do something with the pool. I think I was out there for 3 or 4 minutes. I had just gotten them lunch. I come in and there is noodle soup all over the kitchen floor and counters and in the living room and family room. Yesterday I was redoing my toenails and Carter climbed into the bath with water and sit in it with his cloths on then climbed out took off his clothes took all the bath toys and some things from the closet and strung them all over the upstairs. I can't leave him in the bath by himself either. He will dump out all the shampoo which his has done a few time and soap. He loves to splash the water outside the tube and everywhere I mean everywhere. So what I am saying is my sweet boy who was so easy has turned into the devil. Well o.k. not the devil but a very active child.