I have another birthday post yet to come. But first--what have we been doing around here besides camping and celebrating birthdays? Like last summer, our boys once again built forts in the basement. The entire downstairs becomes one huge mess and I pretty much avoid going down there. That must be why I haven't watched TV since before July 4th. I miss my TV. But it will be there when my boys are back in school, right? Here are their forts:
Sometimes these forts provide lots of great play time. Other times...not so great. We had to tell them to quit shooting nerf guns at each other, since two were gaining up on one every time. There's that number three again, making things difficult!
While Braylen was at church camp for 3 days, the rest of us went to the demolition derby. This might shock you, but it was my first one! Aaron enjoyed explaining it all to me, and since the derby he's watched countless videos of demolition derbys on youtube. He's obsessed! :) I enjoyed my time with my boys, I really did. They wanted me to come along, so I figured I'd better say yes! I slipped while walking down the bleachers and landed hard on my right lower back--ouch!--and spent the next 4 days visiting my chiropractor. Of course life doesn't slow down when Mom gets hurt, and I needed to shop for birthday gifts and groceries while disabled. Thank goodness for shopping carts! I really wished I could sit in one and let my kids push me around. What a sight that would be. :)
We all had summer colds after our latest camping trip, and Aaron needed breathing treatments for a couple of days. Doesn't this sound like the beginning of our summer?
Braylen loved his time at church camp. This camp teaches incoming 6th graders about missions, and the kids spend a day serving through work projects at the camp. Braylen did lots of deck painting. The other two days are spent playing in the water--jumping off the docks, swimming, and swinging on a rope swing. How fun that must be to let go and fall into the lake! When I picked him up after camp, I discovered he had a bad fall from a deck the day after I fell down the bleachers. We compared battle stories and I was grateful we have more than one good ice pack. Braylen sampled all 5 types of salmon, caught in Alaska by the camp's owner. He also had Mexican sweet corn, grilled in the husk and smothered with mayo, hot sauce, and Parmesan cheese. He says he liked it! Braylen's always been my best eater. After sleeping in a tree house for several nights, (a very nice tree house, I must say) he was ready to come home.
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| Kaleb and Aaron built "boats" while Braylen was gone. |
Aaron skipped the wedding to attend a school friend's birthday party. He came home a Jedi, complete with his own homemade robe and light saber. This party reminded him of the fun he'll have with school friends pretty soon. :) Oh, and to explain the look on his face--he's been doing this to me all summer long. Just when I'm ready to take the picture, he makes a funny face. This time I decided to post the funny one instead of the "normal" one. I figured that this one is his normal one. :)
Last week I put up sweet corn for winter. (bad back and all!) Yes, I've lived here for 13 years now--I guess it's time I act like it. :) Some friends of ours have a huge garden and like to share their corn, potatoes, cucumbers, and carrots. When someone gives you all that produce, you don't want to waste it! Speaking of gardens, my little garden is doing so great this year! I picked 13 tomatoes and a bunch of green beans today. A fresh tomato from the garden is so yummy. I sliced one up and ate it for a snack. Oh my, I must be turning into a country girl! Remember those sunflower seeds Aaron planted in May? Look at them now!
They tower about 14 feet in the air! Dad, I hope they don't scare you! :) Their stalks are like tree trunks, and their leaves are like dinner plates. Aaron is so proud! And that's what's been going on around here. :)
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