Summer 2016 : July and August

Our prelude to school was crazy!  We had about 11 doctor's appointments within a ten-day span in August:  physcials for school, which led to Caleb having an EKG and Echocardiogram, both of which were normal. (The doc was concerned because he had both a heart murmur and brachycardia. I wasn't worried about the heart murmur, since I have one, but the doc was concerned  about both together. Had I realized that my dad has a very low resting HR, and thought about the fact that mine is fairly low, I wouldn't have worried)

At the end of a crazy two weeks, I saw that Haxtun was hiring an aide and applied. I was hired on the spot--one week till GO and still some doctor's appointments to go to.  Though I knew I needed a job, I had been looking forward to some peace and quiet when the kids started school.  Well, that went out the window.

 But before I get into the school year, here are some pictures from July and August:




Isaac went fishing at the town fish pond a couple of times.  This is he and his friend Mac.






Corbin enjoys scouts and worked on his bear requirements all summer long. 


 He went to day camp and loved it. 


We went to the Pawnee (Prison) Branch BBQ and Corbin had fun playing with Angela and Christian. 

Corb also spent a day at Jumbo Reservoir with his friends Grant and Zach Statz. He got to try tubing and loved it! 


We went to Jumbo Reservoir for our family day, too, since I'd never been there. (I really wanted to ski or tube, but we don't have a boat, so.... it's so sad. We live in a place hotter than Hades and there aren't fun places to get wet.Well, it was frigid on this day, so it worked out okay. I still want to ski, though!) 




The girls don't look too happy. 



Caleb and Christian Nielsen 




Kenna and her friends Dawson, Riley, and Callie before the Logan County Fair concert. 



Corb had fun playing in the tent for a few days. He and I slept in it, too.  It was mid-August and the night was cool but pleasant.  


Taylor left for Fort Collins one Saturday in August. She and Corbin are good friends. :-) 


This was the first day of school.  Caleb's a senior, Kenna's a sophomore, Isaac's in 7th, and Corbin is a 3rd grader. 




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