Becca and the Boys
August 2008
Camping Trip!
We went on a camping trip to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. It was the first time to visit there for the boys. They all want to go back again!
Matthew figured out the first rule of camping quickly. Of
course Gavin was a good example.
One of the favorite activities was throwing rocks in rivers and
lakes. Matthew enjoyed picking out which rocks he wanted, but
he was still getting used to wearing shoes so he
preferred to go back to crawling on the rocks.
The longest hike, 6miles round trip, was the shoreline trail of
Jenny Lake up to inspiration point. The boys enjoyed seeing
all the animals along the way, most notably a baby and mother moose
and a beaver. They didn't get to see a bear or a "daddy moose"
like they had hoped. They did enjoy the waterfall. By
this point they were ready to turn back. We didn't tell them
that the real waterfall was another half mile up the trail.
But it was a very pretty place to end the hike.
For our day in Yellowstone we went to the Old Faithful basin.
They were very impressed with Castle geyser that was going when we
got there. Kyle and Cam did wonder why we couldn't "turn on"
the other geysers along the trail. Wes practiced his animal
taming skills on a local chipmunk (yes he is sitting on Wes' leg).
On the way back to the Tetons we stopped at Lewis Falls where we had
to wait for a hail storm to finish before going to the overlook.
Birthday Boys and School Time
Kyle and Cameron turned 5 this year. They enjoyed going
swimming for their birthday again this summer. The older
"boys" also seemed to enjoy seeing how big of a wave they could make
jumping in all together.
Kyle
Holly and Matt "the boys"
After swimming we had the presents and cake portion of the party.
Since we had ice cream cake we decided to open the presents before
cake to give it time to thaw out a little more. This proved of
course to be a huge distraction when it came time to blow out
candles. They did blow them out eventually.
Cam's turn . . . . . . . .Kyle's turn
The twins were excited to start kindergarten this year. Gavin
stated 3rd grade a week before. The bus proved to be as
exciting as Kyle and Cam had anticipated. They boarded at
different times and Cam will admit that he sat by a girl. Kyle
sat by Gavin.
Kyle
Cam