Today the kids wore their craziest pair of socks to school for spirit week. They sure had fun getting to wear these.
Last night as we were reading with the kids and getting ready for bed we heard Preston yell that he had a Lego stuck up his nose. After several attempts to get it out we had no such luck. We then took him into the ER and they were able to remove it. Preston said he was not sure how it got up there. His brothers and sister were very worried and all wrote him notes while he was away. We hope one day Preston is able to look back and read about this and find it funny.
This week at the kids' school is spirit week and today was crazy hair day. The kids had fun!! We will see what tomorrow brings.
Today we went for a family canoe trip along a very picturesque section of the Deschutes River south of Dillon Falls. Amazing weather and colors.
Adding a couple photos taken by a work colleague we ran into at the put-in.
Tonight Hunter, Noah and I did an intro to welding class at the DIY cave. A new place in Bend that just opened in May. We got to try oxy-acetylene cutting, AC/DC arc welding as well as MIG welding. Lots of fun and great to try things that allow you to use your hands. We will be back for sure.
We just returned from our second annual boys fall camping trip. Last year we canoe camped on Sparks Lake. This year Hunter wanted to do a backpacking trip so I selected Benson Lake as a good starter - a 1.5 mile hike into the lake with wilderness camping. Mileage-wise not a lot, but with packs on it was plenty to get a taste and enjoy the experience. We left home after the boys soccer games on Saturday afternoon. The drive was about 50 minutes from Bend past sisters on hwy 242. We had spectacular weather and it didn't even get very cold at night. The water was so clean and clear we drank right out of the lake. The boys loved it.
Hunter and Noah have their first soccer game today. Go Challengers! Go Bears!!
Today the Donaldson kids started back at school. Always bitter sweet but so proud of them. They will go and do great things!
4th, 2nd, 1st and Preschool
Yesterday, was our last day on our trip and we spent the day at the Heritage Museum in Calgary. The mesuem consisted of Alberta's history from the natives to the railway to the coming of the automobile. The kids loved it and got to ride some old fashion carnival ride at the end. We had a wonderful holiday in Alberta Canada and feel so fortunate to have seen such beautiful mountains and scenery.
