Mason got to do a Brix Camp, which is an unlicensed Lego camp where every day they had challenges for things they needed to build and nearly unlimited Lego pieces
Mason had SO MUCH FUN
He also won a couple different prizes
When Kim was working one evening I took the kids to see Bad Guys 2 to celebrate another 30 days straight of family scripture reading
Mason showing off some builds from his second day
The kids have enjoyed this inflatable at the river
Kim and I went night sailing with another couple from our ward
The sunset was beautiful
The next evening we went to our friends' cabin and Nixon did some wakeboarding
The little boys got to knee board
Kim took the boys to Tubbs Hill to do some cliff jumping with friends
Henry even jumped!
After that they had some famous Hudsons Hamburgers. Hudsons has been selling burgers in CDA since 1907.
The burgers are good but not worth the hype or inconvenience (usually the lines are long and it is cash only)
The boys helped Kim make a fruit pizza
We did some landscaping in our front flower bed
Here is a picture of Mason when I picked him up from his Brix Camp
Believe it or not, Lyza finds pine nuts in our yard, shells them, and then feeds them to the ants. Wow!
On that Saturday we bought some mulch and finished up the front bed as well as a section on the side of the house where I removed the grass earlier in the summer
That evening Lyza spoke at an FSY recap activity and shared her experience going to FSY. She did really well.
The next Sunday I bumped into Adam Prince at church. His parents were in the Knottwood Ward with us. His dad was in the bishopric (I think with my dad) and he was also one of our youth leaders. Adam was just visiting the area with his family.
Nixon made us some blueberry scones
Kim and the kids got some final blueberry picking in for the summer
Then they went to the fair
This archery event is always so fun for them
Fair food
Apparently this juggler was really impressive. Mason even got to help with his act.
Nixon had a thing at his new school where he got all checked in and got an ID card
He got to see one of his friends there
Lyza and Mason both had dentist appointments and apparently found some games to play to pass the time
Kim took the boys on a bike ride to the park and they stopped by the soda truck
Then they played at the playground
This picture looks like summer
On Friday the boys and I left for an overnight backpacking trip to Roman Nose Lakes
Lyza snapped a picture of us before we started the 2.5 hour drive
The last hour/20 miles of the drive is horrible. The road is unpaved and very bumpy. The only good part is this area full of wild flowers.
We made it to the trailhead though
Here we are about half way in
Such a beautiful hike
Henry tripped on a tree root and hit his head and got pretty banged up so I carried his pack for the last stretch of the hike
We made it to the lake and just had to keep going to the other end to get the best spot
And we made it! We actually didn't really take any breaks because there was a family that started the hike about 10 minutes before us and we wanted to get ahead of them so we could get this particular site. The kids were all on board with that plan and hiked really hard so that we could pass them and we did!
When we got to the site we had lunch together
We were right next to the lake
The boys also loved exploring and climbing on all the boulders
We set up our tent right next to a stream
Enjoying the view
Then it was time for some swimming and cliff jumping
The water was cold but it felt refreshing on a hot day
The cliff jumping is really fun
Henry was such a good helper filtering our water
We had to have some Eatmores
The boys also worked hard finding wood and cutting it down so we could have a fire
Here is a view of our camp site looking from the lake
I found some pretty wild flowers
Here is a picture I got of the four of us with the drone
Here is one for comparison from last year when we were at the same lake (and Nixon was wearing the same shirt ;)
View of our camp site from the air
Check out those views
The boys had hot dogs for dinner
I had to get some photos of the boys with some nice evening lighting
While we were eating hot dogs in the back country Kim and Lyza were on a date a Cafe Rio. They watched a movie together that evening and enjoyed some girl time.
After dinner we made a fire
And roasted some marshmallows
Look at that perfect roast
Nixon made a s'more with a mint Oreo
He was very happy with how it turned out
One thing I usually struggle with backpacking is getting the food hung up well and high in a tree. This time I got the rope in the perfect spot on the first throw!
Before bed we played some cards in the tent
We made it through the night and were all out of bed by 5:30. Henry slept really well and the rest of us survived. The lake looked amazing in the first light of the morning.
Mason and Henry had oatmeal for breakfast
Nixon and I had bagels
There was more bouldering in the morning
It is my understanding that this area is named Roman Nose because this peak looks like a nose?
We got packed up in the morning and hiked back to the truck
We had a great trip and the boys were very appreciative that we did it. Here is a video I made of the trip
Unsurprisingly the drive out was just as miserable as it was going in. The truck got super dirty so Nixon helped me wash it that evening
That's it for now. Summer might be over or nearly over, depending on where you are. Enjoy what you can while you can.
Looks like everyone is having an amazing summer!! Love you lots!
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