School started on Thursday. Kimball and Calvin are all ready to go! Logan will start next week in Kindergarton. I can’t believe summer is already gone.
This year the 3 boys plus a few neighbors all have the same school time…so the kids are walking home from school. Fantastic!
The kids were riding bikes and playing outside. I was working on cleaning up debris from the tree being cut down. Calvin and Bridget both wanted to take lots of pictures…here are their self portraits.
I finally took the kids to the dinosaur museum. It was one of the fun things to do this summer, well two days before school started we went (with a million other people) on a $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point. We had lots of fun…even if we had to wait in line, much to Kimball’s disgust, for 25 minutes to get in. We sure enjoyed having Driel, Moriah, and Fiona join us.
The kids favorite parts included lots of sand: the erosion table and the dino dig!
Waiting for the museum to let us in! Sterling puts on this new squinty face to show both happy or frustrated. He was actually quite happy being outside, he did not mind the wait.
Driel, Sterling, Moriah, Bridget and Logan checking out dinosaur bones.
Building islands, pools, and dams at the erosian table.
Sterling attempts walking in the sand. He loved playing in the dino dig site. He has been walking for about 10 days. He still chooses to crawl most of the time, but each day gets a bit more daring. He also can suddenly climb onto chairs and is manuevering down the outside stairs. He is so proud of walking that sometimes he falls because he gets too excited. Exciting times.
Bridget and Logan, Kimball, and Calvin discovering dino fossils.
Calvin started soccer. He has played two games…and won both. The first game was 3/4 over and ended due to rain, oh boy was it raining.
Here is our soccer son!
and Sterling taking shelter under the blanket. Who knew we would want jackets and umbrellas on a hot mid-August day!
Last weekend was the Rowbury reunion in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a bit colder than we would have liked, but we had a good time.
Licorice helped the drive go by happy!
We were the first with young kids to arrive…so we had the playground to our selves.
Kimball was a great helper, pushing Sterling in the swing while Ammon set up camp.
Waking up is so wonderful…Sterling loved sleeping in the tent.
Before we started the drive home, we went to see the Rexburg Temple.
The Roger and Rose Rowbury bunch.
Highlights: the kids loved the candy cannon, swimming with cousins, dancing as a family, tents, and non stop play time. Ammon went with a group and rafted the Snake river (freezing). It was fun family time.
The tree in our front yard died in the spring. No shade and pretty pathetic looking…but our neighbor needed a tree for a set/scene he contracted to build…and our lucky tree is going to be famous!
It was quite exciting to watch it get cut down. It’s going…
going…
and gone!
Popsicles on the porch with friends, watching the show.
The yard seems so long, now that the tree is gone!
The 2009 Diether Family Reunion (July 30- Aug 2) was a big hit. The kids can’t wait for everyone to get together again! We had a long weekend packed with fun.
Thursday was craft time and swimming at scera pool.
Friday we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. In the evening we had a BBQ and Carnival!
The boys favorite booth…defeat the strongest man in the world, Justino!
Calvin and Logan watching the goldfish race.
Forget the bowling ball, it’s human bowling. Sterling knocks down the pins.
No carnival is complete without prizes! Sterling enjoys the bubbles.
Saturday started early with fishing. Logan caught all the fish. He was very thrilled. The rest of us joined the fishermen later for a fun hot day at the lake.
Kimball and Elle enjoy a break on the beach.
Logan and Cleve prepare for more fishing.
After the lake we let little ones nap. We had a book review and entertainment night.
Here we are performing our “pyramid of pachyderms”
Ta da!
Logan joined in on the drums during Mom, Dad, Chan and Cleve’s songs.
Sunday morning was time for family pictures and off to church. Thanks to Breezy’s friend for taking the photos.
Here we are all ready for church.
and the funny faces…
The group shot
Monday (post reunion activity) We had pizza dinner and went to Bridal Veil Falls…brrr cold water.
Kimball, Calvin, Logan and Elle enjoyed climbing the falls.
Sterling loved the water, but kept shivering…it was really cold water.
Girls: Bridget, Moriah, and Cordie!
What a great reunion. So wonderful to see everyone who could make it. These pictures barely skim over the fun we had. This was not just an ordinary family reunion…it was a family Extravaganza!
July brought opportunities to see family from out of town. Sterling enjoyed playing with the cousins just his size.
July 18, Jaxon and Sterling enjoying chips.
July 23, Sterling and Carter sharing toys!
It has been so fun to spend lots of time with family. Love you all 