Nixon helped Kim make Eat Mores
After that Kim took the kids on a hike to Mineral Ridge
Henry was happy to show off this Lego creation he made
Here are the boys at the beach with a couple of friends
Lyza left for girls camp a few weeks ago. Here she is setting up her tent.
That evening I took Nixon and Mason fishing for their primary activity.
Mason caught his first fish.
What a catch!
Nixon caught a big one right before Mason did so I didn't get to capture it because I was helping Mason
Then they got some worms and dirt for dessert
While we were fishing Henry was home picking raspberries
Lyza was really excited to find this dragon fly at camp
Kim took the boys to see the Reptile Man
The alligator may have peed on Mason...
A man gave Henry a silver dollar while standing in line at the store because he saw how behaved he was being while waiting
Here is Lyza with some of the girs
Lyza leading some songs
This is one of her favorite songs "Da Moose"
It's been a while since I captured a picture of the river with the drone
Mason was very involved in the creation of his birthday cake this year. Here he is zesting the lemon for his lemon flavored cake
I went out to girls camp for a day (and evening and the following day)
Henry and Mason have been getting swimming lessons at a friend's pool. This is Nixon waiting patiently poolside.
Henry learning to swim on his back (or maybe float on his back)
This is the lake Lyza was camped at for girls camp
Playing games with her friends
There were lots of bull frogs all around the lake so these guys were catching them with a fishing pole
That evening Kim took the boys out for dinner at Red Robin
They shared donuts for dessert
Some group pictures of the girls and leaders at camp
I got to see Lyza in action leading the songs'
These boys have been very into Lego
The day we got home from camp we took the boys to Triple Play to play games for Mason's birthday
This piano game was lots of fun
They had a good time together
The next morning was Mason's birthday and he requested acai bowls for breakfast
Me and my 9 year old at church on his birthday
After church he helped Kim assemble and decorate the cake
This is what the process looked like
In the afternoon we did presents
This is over 2,000 pieces!
This is an RC tank that you have to build
Mason was happy with his gifts
he built this arcade machine right away
Then it was time for the pinata Mason made
Then it was time for cake
Happy 9th Birthday, Mason
The cake was yummy
He got the tank built before bed
Lyza and Nixon spending some quality time together outside
We did a family (sans Lyza) Silverwood day together on Canada Day
We spent a long time together at the water park because it was so hot
When it was time for ride the boys started off with the Scrambler. It was Henry's first time and he enjoyed it.
Mason rode Corkscrew (double loop-d-loop) for the first time
Nixon and I rode Stunt Pilot a couple of times (very short lines probably because it was so hot)
Henry got the airplanes all to himself
We had a pizza dinner at the magic show
Henry told us that he wanted to ride Tremors. It is a huge, really fast, and really scary wooden roller coaster. He did it! He was afraid out of his mind but made it through!
This was more Mason's style
Nixon and I rode Panic Plunge (his first time)
Here's Henry on Corkscrew with Kim (Mason is in the seat ahead of them)
I also got to ride Corkscrew with him
Ice cream at the end of a hot day was a delight
Some videos of a few of the rides
The next morning we had breakfast with the Wolseys
David and Cassandra also joined us for breakfast
The kids were so happy to see their cousins
Nixon and Uncle Richard talked guitar
Then it was off to the beach for the day
There was some epic building on the beach
We had some burgers and dogs for dinner
And hung out in the backyard
That evening we went back to the beach to play with lighters
It was fun having David and Cassandra stay with us
Unfortunately Kim had to work on July 4th
We went back to the beach with David and Cassandra and the kids got to rough house with David
That evening we went to the 7th Annual Bunt/Foster party (maybe the last...)
Nixon won this yard Yatzee game
The Post Falls Police came to the party and threatened citations if we shot off the fireworks for the big show, so it was cancelled
So we went down to our beach and watched the amateurs
The next morning we had an unfortunate flood in our mud room bathroom and entrance so I had to pull up the flooring and dry out the subfloor
We all went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch
they even sang to Mason for his birthday
It was fun getting together with these two
After that we hiked Tubbs Hill with the Wolseys (David and Cassandra left after lunch)
We had a lot of fun with our visiting family
Take care and stay cool
