Park Play

We were invited to Columbia Point Park for a picnic tonight. That is a really great park. It wasn't too busy and they had a great toy for the kids plus lots of trees for shade! A lot of Pasco's parks are new so the trees are still young = no shade.

First Wildcat Day

We're Wildcats Now!
I was a wildcat in Elementary.
Our Second Grade and Kindergarten handwriting

Two kids off to school.
Don't they just look so big?

Emma sitting in her classroom.
I am so impressed with Emma this year.
She wasn't so worried about leaving me.

There wasn't much room on the carpet, but that is where he was told to sit.
He was determined to do what he was told.

We made first day buckets for our teachers. They drew pictures and then we scanned them and printed them onto card stock to make cards. We threw in some box tops, because what teacher doesn't love box tops? An apple, some chocolate, and a homemade apple/inspire necklace to finish it off.

Buffins

We got some of this really crazy play foam (remoldable sculpting beads). The kids love it because you can shape it and play with it, but it never dries out. They're latest creations are buffins. They mix them up and then put them under the chair to cook in the oven. They even call regular muffins buffins now.

Our canopy died

We had just used it to shade our canning efforts.

It helped so much.

We left it out and the winds came
and carried it up, up and away!

I'm sad!

Peach Party: Canning Style

Before the real work started.

The happy helpers.

Beautiful.

Tim and Jason kept track of the
blanching and water baths

Haley, Mom E, and I worked on
peeling, slicing, and filling jars. As you
can see, we had a lot of little helpers.

Claire, Ben, and Athen
had fun in the mud.

43+ jars.
A Good Day.

Back to School with Pizza Hut

The kids completed their summer reading program through the Mid Columbia Library system. They got a free personal pan pizza coupon for Pizza Hut. We invited Grandma Z, Aunt Cherice, Aunt Shelly, Uncle Kent, Aunt Julie, and cousins and turned it into our back to school celebration.

Ben, Ethan, Paul

Emma and Jenna

Darn, I didn't get any photos of the delicious pizza.
It was good, believe me.

Peaches, Popsicles, Pop, and Popcorn

We took a field trip out to Royal to get some of THE best peaches ever from Verhey Farms.

They let the kids sit on the four wheeler.
Lainey thought that was great.

Their school had a back to school night and served popsicles, pop, and popcorn. It was hot, but they had a good time. We met their teachers and saw where their classrooms would be.

Waiting

Our friends Amber, Dane, Taya, and Paxton, from Ellensburg, are back in the area. Yee-haw! Ben and Claire were so excited for them to come over that they went out to the curb to wait.

Playing in the drawers

Lainey has figured out the drawers in our house. She loves to take out all of the wash clothes and hand towels in the kitchen, upstairs bathroom, and master bathroom. It's so funny to watch. She'll walk around with great gobs of towels in her arms or lay them out one by one on the floor. She was running back and forth across the room putting my Be blocks in the towel drawer.

Sharing Zucchini Bread

Our neighbors behind us, Earl and Geri, have been sharing zucchini with us. What better way to use up excess zucchini than to make zucchini bread (with chocolate chips of course). So we shared some of the bread with them.

Crayon Log Cabin

Emma showing off her mad skills at building a log cabin out of crayons.

Attention!

Ready for duty!

...they are so good to me.

Second day reunion, not to be outdone by the first.

After a full round of breakfast, we played some minute-to-win-it type games. Of course Chubby Bunny was among them. Dad E, Wade, (Jason's oldest brother), and Jason did very well, cramming more than ten in their mouths. Paul emerged as a promising star. He blew the kids out of the water with at least seven. I couldn't believe it.

:: The line up ::

:: Little kid line up ::

:: Stuffing those marshmallows in ::

:: Chubby Bunny! ::

I know Emma won't be too thrilled with me sharing
this, but look at that saliva. This is a perfect
example of the craziness of Chubby Bunny.

:: Paul and his marshmallow madness ::

::Playing the m&m game ::

:: Mom and Dad E ::

Most everyone played.
I think they just wanted to eat
them when they were done. :)

Jason using his Ninja powers
on the m&m's. No, he didn't win.

:: The Noodle game ::

:: Kelvin (brother), Brett (brother), Jason ::

:: Cousins Grace and Hannah ::

Paul's was looking really good, but
he didn't understand the no hands part.

Cousin Payton was eating her penne pasta
and sad that her spaghetti noodle broke.

Stacking the Cups

:: Grandma E and Cousin Addie ::

:: Grandpa E and Kelvin ::

:: Cousin Ethan, Hannah, Aunt Stephanie ::

:: Victory for Father and son (Wade and Ethan) ::

We used mini Snickers for the Oreo game-
start at forehead, get it to your mouth.
Here's Cousin Aubrey's attempt.

:: Three legged race ::

:: Egg & Spoon Relay ::



:: Wheelbarrow Race ::

We took a jaunt to the splash park,
and we took our squirt guns.


They loved squirting their dad.

Cousin Warren in the grass.
He wasn't too sure about the water.

::I have no idea ::

:: Good Food,
Good Friends & Family,
Good Times::