* The Olympics! We watched the full 2 weeks of the olympics! We had our Atlas and Flag references handy so that we could see where the athletes were from and what their flag looked like. We also would look up interesting facts about the difference countries - a FUN way to learn Geography!
* August started a new job at the Verizon store in Laurel
* Ben started football - he is playing on the private Christian High School Team
* Nathan started football - he is playing on the Yellowstone Youth team
* It is an hour round trip to drop the boys off at their practice and so we have taken to listening to Podcasts - and we love it! We have found a favorite of the kids called - Brains On! which are short (20-30 min) episodes on different Science topics. So far we have listened to ones on: How Airplanes Fly, Mosquitoes, The How's and Why of Hair, Why Don't Carnivores need to eat Vegetables, The Science of Baking, Cats, Chemistry, Thunder, Lightening and Tornadoes, Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Numbers and Math, and How GPS Works...
* The girls started Irish Dancing - they are very excited!
* August went to Idaho for 10 days to attend a Family Reunion with Cami. He was also a big help and support to her family during this hard time with Hannah in the hospital in a coma due to complications with ITP
* Seth had his final day with Fox Lumber.
* The Van Bibber Family came and stayed with us! We had a blast visiting with them and enjoyed a BBQ together
* August and Seth both got callings in the Ward - they are both Ward Missionaries
* Fed the Missionaries
* Worked on getting all the Notarized paperwork for Seth's Visa
* Took Seth in for his eye exam and new glasses to take with him
* Yard Work
* Mom got a new calling (in addition to working with the Cub Scouts) she is also the Nursery Leader on Sunday's
* Ben started Early Morning Seminary. They are studying The New Testament this year. Class is from 6:20-7:10am. Seth has been taking him (and joining him in class) and will continue to do so until he leaves for his Mission
* Mom has been working on getting things ready for school. Most notably - 8 weeks of Enrichment lessons are prepped and ready to go! We have decided to have a rotating schedule for our gospel teaching this year. Monday's will be used to introduce a new scripture for memorization (we will be using the New Testament Scripture Mastery verses for this) and work on a new hymn. Tuesday will be Lessons from The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Wednesdays will be Book of Mormon stories and discussion topics. Thursdays will be New Testament Stories and Friday will be stories from our Faith book or the Friend Magazine.
* Mom celebrated her 41st Birthday!!
Spiritually Speaking...
Alright, so my mom has been practically begging me to write up about my experience on Trek, So I decided to do so:
Trek was an amazing experience filled with fun, laughter, hard-work, and tears. I'm not going to be a part of half the youth saying, "I wasn't excited for Trek at all, but as I got into, I loved it!"
See, I was excited for Trek all along; I had a great lovable family, very emotional experiences, and a wonderful time.
My most memorable moment on Trek had to be the Womans' pull. Every one who was a boy/man had to stand at the top of a very sandy steep hill and watch as the young woman hauled the carts up to us. It really touched me, and I hope I never forget it.
Overall, I wish I'd be able to go on Trek again (sadly, it's unlikely).
I have a whole new respect for the pioneers, and I know for a fact that their sacrifices meant something - Ben
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