Thursday, September 6, 2018

August 2018


a 4 generation hike. age 3-83!
Like the July post, this is HEAVY on pictures-it's for my memory of our special trip to Colorado :)





















Livi and Jelissa










Isn't this the greatest picture? I LOVE IT!

cousins Cade and Jaeslee


Livi and Jaeslee




I think Olivia liked being in the middle of the cousins. She got to play with someone younger and and older :)


Signal Butte








Back in Montrose in the play room under the stairs




picnicing at Silver Jack reservoir



don't know who had my phone-probably Asher ;)









Hannah's guinea pigs

Asher and Livi







4 cousins on the hammock




Jeff, Jim, Lee, Patsy, Jake, Cade, Jennifer

kick ball!


Grandma Schurz' tiny playhouse!

making delicious omlettes










keep away!




the park in Gunnison before we said goodbye to one set of cousins so we could go see the other set



















Grandma and Grandpa Smalberger's new swing!









lots of fun yard games




serious discussions on Physics



picking up the pine cones and pine needles





finding grasshoppers




























this girl is the greatest talker of all 3 year old talkers on the history of the world









aw! a picture of us together!










uncle Scottie brushing Olivia's hair



Olivia brushing Jaeslee's hair


























these girls were rock star climbers. we took the road less traveled. Meaning we didn't take the path, we went straight up. Yikes!








and then we went on the craziest, scariest 4 wheeler ride ever. oops.















it doesn't get much more special than this







and back at home, we got a new family member. meet Abraham. Our sweet but mostly feisty 2 year old kitty.



boat ride with the bestie! Stella.

















at the Boat Show in Rockland




I die



look at Jeff pretending to cruise a yacht





at the beach looking for sea glass









garlic




I got to meet up with my dear friend Steph and her family in Portland










just painting hear nails




we had the Chabot's over and Livi labeled all the water glasses :)



our beautiful deck, minus the prime!!



harvest

girls trip to Splashtown/Funtown!

just reading while we shop!





Abe checking out the chickies







Hi Bunny

Our annual back to school girls day. Filling out her 1st grade questionnaire.









I die again




fashion show to show daddy new school clothes








free movie in the park at LL Bean











getting in some more boating time the weekend before Jeff went back to work. What this picture doesn't show you is that after we had a totally awesome island picnic, we got stock in low tide and the motor kept dragging through the mud. It was very stressful and took forever to get home.




Strawberry Island. We anchored the boat, then Jeff and I swam/walked to the island while Olivia rode in the innertube while holding the snacks.








first day of school!










bus stop gang: Ava, Aralyn, Corwin and Livi

there goes my heart


what does Mama do on the first day of first grade? Gets 10" chopped off!




it was so hot on the first day of school that it was a half day, so we went to the beach!








An open letter to the school district

 So the plan for school this year, at the K-5 level, was pretty complicated to begin. (the plan was made after lots of meeting and planning ...