She's on Top of the World

 One evening Nixon helped make deviled egg, which is one of his favorite dishes

We went for a little family bike ride to Mill River and stopped to play at the beach. Henry was so happy about this stick

I guess he wanted to be like his cool older brother

Brothers

We saw a giant Lyza there

Sometimes being an adult means making things up on the fly and hoping things work out. Like when Lyza and Nixon were fighting about something dumb and I decided we would settle the argument by an arm wrestle

It was fun but probably not fair (Mason would remind me that the fair is where we go to look at pigs)

The next day Kim took Henry and Mason to Silverwood with a couple of their friends

Henry loves the planes

Mason actually drove a car?

This was a pretty big ride for Henry

Henry and his friend

What a site, Mason eating breakfast and reading a book

I think they are primates

This bird got the worm

This is what it looks like when Mason eats a FROZEN corn dog. Why was he doing this? I don't know. I wasn't there and haven't gotten the full story yet. A FROZEN corn dog?!

Lyza got a new bike that she will be able to grow into

Kim and I bought our bed frame a long time ago used on Kijiji so I have no idea how old it is. We have also moved it many times. Henry contributed to its battle damage this week (watch until the end)

(In the video he is saying "I'm a cool dude")

Kim found a caterpillar for the kids in the backyard and Mason helped Henry hold it

This video is SOO cute

Lyza and Nixon had their LAST DAY OF SCHOOL this last week

This was them on the first day of school

Mason has the best smile ;)

There was a family bbq on the last day of school and the kids got to thank their teachers and give them gifts

We celebrated that evening with a pizza party at the park 

The boys were perfect angels

This one is sooo cute!

The next morning was a lazy muffin and smoothie breakfast for the kids

I read The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe with the big kids last week

Henry fell asleep on the floor once or twice

Saturday morning Kim went out early in the morning to hike Scotchman Peak, which is the highest peak in Bonner County

It was rainy when they started and cloudy most of the rest of the hike

She saw some interesting flora

She got to see some decent views at times (that is a view of Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho's largest lake and the 4th deepest in the nation, so deep that they do submarine testing in it)

There was snow at the top

In just under 4 miles to the top they gained almost 4000 feet of elevation

This peak is also known for having mountain goats that get right up in your business but the girls didn't see any mountain goats, only their coats on some trees

All that hard work and this is the view they got at the peak...

I guess is wasn't about the view, it was about the experience

This was a cool structure up there

About half an hour on the way down the clouds started to break and they got to see the views

I am supposed to do this hike on the 26th so hopefully the weather will cooperate

While Kim was out hiking I took the kids fishing at Cabela's

They each caught a fish

Later that afternoon we went on a little hike

We hiked in a nature preserve just south of Coeur d'Alene that begins in a wetland and then ends with a view of the lake

This old dozer is fun

Lyza had to examine the spittlebugs

I think I saw the same weird leaf/flower that Kim saw on her hike

He must have got Kim's hiking genes

We made it up to the lookout

Licorice to celebrate

There was a pretty view of the lake and the resort

Henry did the whole hike himself (2.5 miles) and never had any more help than holding someone's hand

More fun at the dozer

Check out Lyza's beautiful creature

We hope you have a great week