Scouts

Matthew has been in 11 year old Boy Scouts since February. He loves it and they have had a ton of fun. This last week they had a their end of summer Court of Honor, Matthew was awarded his tenderfoot and first and second class rank advancements. Thanks to GREAT leaders! He is now ready to work on merit badges, two more rank advancements then EAGLE. I can't believe it has moved so quickly...as we were leaving I told Matthew..."2 1/2 years and you should have your Eagle". I got the 'sure, Mom' look, I love my boy!

Summer

Okay so I have been terrible about keeping up my blog...so I thought a summary of our families summer would be the place to start (if I can remember everything)!

This summer we didn't travel a lot. We were busy with a lot of activites going on, Anna's 4-H and choir, Matthews Scouts and friends, Daniels playdates and getting ready for K, Allen's running and my managing everyone else :)! We went camping, hiking, swimming, met with old friends, enjoyed family and enjoyed the sun! It felt like every other week we were going someplace overnight, I'm sure my job felt like it was every day. The children had a blast. One week we didn't see Anna for 4 days, a sleep over at grandmas turned into a mini vacation for her ans Syd, pedicure, crafts, treats, movies. Matthew took his first vacation without his MOM. He went with my parents and his cousin Brett for 8 days up in Washington to see his great grandmother and hang out at the beach. My dad was the chaperone & Tour guide. Daniel had a blast with his cousins, he is a very engergetic boy and keeps everyone moving.

The biggest highlight of the summer was...I turned 40...AHHHH! I am still not sure that I am OK with my aging another year....but I had a wonderful birthday with my wonderful family!

Here are some random pictures from the summer!