August Fun

Huxley burrowed into the stuffed animals

My new math bulletin board at school

playing with cousins

Monroe's friends

(so lucky to have great ones)

8th

G - 2nd

P - 2nd

G

P

both

being dorks at a Hastings High football game

My niece, Kaiya, had a volleyball game in GI, so we went to watch her

We have wanted to get rid of some bushes in our yard for a little while now.  We were thinking we'd need to rip them out, but our neighbor suggested just cutting them off at the ground.  So, we cut down 12 five foot tall bushes.  We dug out some of the roots, buried others, and poisoned a few.  We are happy to have them gone, and glad we didn't have to pay someone else to do it.

The boys and the neighbors held a sale of all of their creations.  Most were made of perler beads, but there were bracelets and pet rocks as well.

Another Friday night, another football game

A day at Harlan

For Zach's parents' birthdays, we spent the day at Harlan.

Huxley enjoyed his first boat ride

They rented a pontoon, so there were two boats.

Brooke and David have a board that is for beginner water skiing.  You start on your stomach, go to your knees, and then stand.  Both Monroe and Graham tried it.

 

First Days of School

Open house for the boys

This year they didn't know their teachers until open house.

Monroe's first day of 8th grade.

The rest of us all started the next day.

2nd grade for the boys

Graham

Pierce

Year 19 for me

Year 17 for Zach

I get to teach my nephew this year.

A long day of golf with the best

 

Our golf team signed up to do a women's scramble golf tournament.  When signing up, we didn't realize it was 18 holes, instead of 9.  I've never played 18 holes in my life.  I almost refused to play.  

Thankfully, it was an uncharacteristically cool day for August.  

Ready to go

It was Paige and me

And Kate and Amy

They're sad because losers had to take the first Fireball shots

Then, we took the next ones

We had a blast playing, and it didn't even feel long.

We ended up both placing and winning money.  

We got 2nd place for low gross, and they got 2nd place for low net.

Even though we were on the course for most of the day, we decided we weren't done spending time together.  We went to a bar and then had appetizers at a restaurant.

Still not done, we taught Kate how to play pickle ball. 

We had the best day!  Love these girls!