Kaiden, Alex and Colton spent the day playing in the pool and hanging out at our house. That night they decided to go night swimming in the pool, have smores by the fire pit and then they all spent the night at Colton's house. First day of school pictures- I had to leave for work at 6:00am and Jason was in Dallas, Texas that week. So, the boys had to get themselves ready for school and they took pictures of each other since we weren't here to do it. Kaiden walked to Alex's house and Micki gave them both a ride (and got some more pictures for me). That weekend we took the boat out one last time to Frog Hollow. No frogs/toads this year though. Piper is getting spoiled. We let her on the couches (as long as she stays on the blanket) while we watch movies. She also gets her own ice cream when we have some. I have some dehydrated dog food that she loves and I rehydrate it with a little extra water and freeze it into ice cubes. She loves it (and it's healthy for her). Alex got a slip-n-slide, which the boys are having a blast with. They decided to add some soap to make it even more slippery. Kaiden had picture day at school while Jason was in Dallas and of course I had to leave for work early. But he managed on his own. Micki gave Alex and Kaiden a ride that morning too. Every year Kaiden insists on picking out a nice dress shirt with tie to wear for pictures.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Summer wrap up...
Pool party with Colton, Kaiden, Alex and Dillon. Dinner with Kevin Miller. Long walks with Krista, Connor and Piper. Pickleball match with Jason and Kaiden vs Krista and Connor. Family game night. Kaiden's middle school orientation. Kaiden's new obsession- cooking eggs for everyone for breakfast. Connor's EWU orientation. Lots of drive practice for Connor (which lately has meant Connor drives into Spokane on the freeway, navigates roads in Spokane city and we usually end up at one of the Lego stores). I don't mind though. I've done 98% of all the driving practice with Connor and it's been really nice just hanging out and getting some private time to chat. Finally both boys had their yearly physicals at the pediatricians office before school started.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Silverwood
We took Alex with us to Silverwood this year. Kaiden and Alex loved the rides. Kaiden even talked Alex into going on the Tremors roller coaster with him. Kaiden loved it, Alex not so much. We enjoyed the water park- lazy river, wave pool. The lines for the water slides were crazy long though. We did the train ride and magic show. Afterwards we stopped at Texas Road House for dinner. Everyone got steak and shrimp except Alex, he wanted chicken. Since we never did a family dinner for Connor's birthday we told them it was his birthday and they had him sit on a saddle and swing a cloth napkin while they sang to him. He also got some ice cream. I think he liked it, even though he's very shy. Connor, Jason and I are not really into rides so we didn't go on many.