First Day of 2nd Grade

Dominique started school on August 5th. My little girl is in 2nd grade! I can't believe it! She was very excited to go, and so far she really likes her teacher and class. It was a hard day for Cooper, though. I took him to a park that morning, and when it was time to go I told him we were going home for lunch, and he said, "But we have to go get Nikki!". And I told him that Nikki has lunch at school now, and he said "But I love Nikki!". Talk about a heart breaker! He has been pretty bored without her, but in just a couple of weeks he will be having a preschool playgroup twice a week, and I really think that will help. He would like it if is little brother could play with him, but so far he just isn't too much fun. At back to school night Dominique's teacher let us know that she thinks Dominique is bright, and doing really well in reading, and with her best friend back in her class, I think that this will be a great school year!

Camping at Willow Flats

Mark and I took our family camping overnight in Preston, ID at Willow Flats. It was SO much fun. The kids really enjoyed being outside and loved that our campsite was right by the Cub River. We roasted hot dogs and ate S'mores. It was alot of fun sleeping in our new tent. Even DiMaggio slept well. After breakfast the next morning we took the hike that leads to the spring that starts the river. It was wonderful, and the kids had a great time. Here are a few pictures from that fun mini vacation.

Hiking up the trail.

Hiking back down with Dad.

Sitting at the top of the spring.

Letting the kids see how cold the water is when it comes out of the mountain. Dominique couldn't believe it. We let her taste our bottled water, and then (after alot of convincing that it was okay to drink) from the spring, and asked her which was better, and she liked it straight from the mountain!

Cooper took more convincing though...

We loved hiking up to the spring!