Back to School

WOW! Where did the summer go??? It seemed like only yesterday that we had three months of freedom and no bedtimes ahead of us! I can't believe the boys are now in 4th and 8th grades. Next year I will have a high schooler...yikes!

Boise Curb Cup

We went to the 1st Annual Boise Curb Cup this afternoon. And shall I say...it was "interesting"! It is called the Great Street Circus of Creativity. That about sums it up for a lot of the acts.

Each person received three tokens. You were to go around and check out each of the 130 entrants and watch their act, listen to them sing or hear their music. If you liked them, then you put in one (or all three) of your tokens. The entrant with the most tokens wins.

These guys were awesome.



This group was great. They would take your name and make a song out of it. Hilarious!

And these guys....well...they were "interesting"...err...creative, I guess.

This group was my favorite! They had a great beat going on and I loved the Nacho Libre mask!

We decided to walk down to Ben & Jerry's for a treat and these flowers and bicycles caught my eye...





And we thought this art display of Ben & Jerry carton lids was really cool!

It was a fun day, perfect weather in the low 80's. Tomorrow is the first day of school and we are all a little sad that summer vacation is ending. But, fall is on it's way and we have a lot of exciting times ahead!

Optimist Football Jamboree

Tanner's Optimist Jamboree was held today at the Boise State University stadium.
We feel so blessed that Tanner was chosen to be on the Wolf Pack team. The coaches, players and parents are awesome! We are looking forward to watching the boys play on this team together for the next 4 years.


The boys had a blast playing on the "smurf turf"!!!

Lemonade Stand

We were driving down Harrison Blvd. in Boise, feeling a little parched, when we decided to stop at this neighborhood lemonade stand.

What's summer without stopping at a stand at least once...

Cookies, 4 per box for $1, all wrapped up with a sweet brown ribbon...

Did you notice the ice in the silver bowl with matching silver serving utensils?

Big brother was teaching his little brother how to make change...


Marie and Katie waiting for their delicious lemonades. Large cup with a lid and bendy straw!

This family sure knows how to do an elegant lemonade stand! And to top it off. All money earned went to buy underprivledged children school supplies!

BUNCO!

It was my turn to host Bunco this month. What a great time we all had. And even better...my high school BFF and her daughter were able to join us!


We both won, "Most Buncos" and had a roll off to see who would win the big $$$!

Marie won!

An afternoon with dear friends...

Last weekend my dear friend, Marie, and her daughter Katie came to visit us. We spent Saturday afternoon wandering around downtown Boise, enjoying the farmers market and lunch at Moon's Cafe.

Old skool movie night!

The boys have never been to a drive-in movie and with summer quickly coming to an end we decided to pack up the SUV for a trip back in time!

The evening was perfect! The kids sat outside while Troy and I cuddled in the back on an air mattress.




Ewwww! Mom and Dad... stop it!

Isn't this what your supposed to do at drive-in's???!!!

It was late by the time the 2nd movie was over, around 1:30am. We went to start the car....and nothing...it was dead!!! The lady that was running the film just came down and started us right up with her portable power pack. I guess we weren't the only ones that forget to use the auxiliary mode!

We found the perfect campsite!

Not too far from home ~ No need to over pack ~ Saved tons on gas ~ Clean bathrooms ~ Convenient ~ what more could you ask for?!









All showered and ready for movies and bed!


The real me, wet hair and all!