A New School

Becca, Hannah, and Peter Gordon all started school this week. They got into a charter school that is near our home and so far they have all loved it. Chantel likes it because the classes are smaller and they have a uniform policy. Peter Gordon is in kindergarten and really likes his teacher. He comes home excited each day. Hannah is in the same class as one of her really good friends and is having a great deal of fun. Becca has surprised us all and has really enjoyed school so far. Twice this week she has told me that "I love school" which is a vast improvement over last year. Emily is not sure what to do with her siblings gone in the morning. She is always happy when Peter Gordon comes home from kindergarten.

Chaos at Grandma Susan and Grandpa Pete's house

After our tour of the Twin Falls Temple we headed up to Eagle to see Grandma Susan and Grandpa Pete. An added bonus was the fact that Michael and Natalie and their kids (Sophie, Riley, and Lucy) were also there. They take off for England next week and we won't get to see them for at least another year. The kids had great fun playing with their cousins. Peter Gordon and Riley played outside, went to the fair with Grandpa Pete and Mike, and went duck hunting with me at the pond by Grandma's house (we saw 12 ducks). Becca, Hannah, and Sophie formed a girls club and enjoyed playing together. They also enjoyed shopping with Grandma Susan. Emily and Lucy were happy to play with whoever would include them. Amy got passed from person to person and was quite content.


Saturday morning we all went down to the Boise Farmer's Market and the kids had fun doing arts and crafts and visiting the balloon lady. It was a great trip even though things got chaotic at times.

Twin Falls Temple Open House

We were up in Twin Falls Idaho last week for the temple open house and it was a really neat experience. The kids loved walking through the temple and thought it was beautiful. Emily has been working all week to say the word "temple" and is getting pretty good at it. We also saw McKay and Jill and their family. The kids loved playing with their cousins and even got to go to a violin recital with them. Chantel and I enjoyed visiting with McKay and Jill and watching the Olympic swimming.