August Tennis and Swimming Videos

 

August Videos-Nathan birthday

 

 

First Day of School

Today is the first day of school! Nathan headed off to 4th grade and Elizabeth headed off to 2nd grade. It's a hot day! It's supposed to be 100 by the time school is out. 

Charlotte and Elizabeth have the same sandals! 

Nathan and Miley are finally in the same class!! It only took 5 years! 

Tennis Lessons

The kids did a tennis program this summer. Elizabeth loved it. Nathan did not. Elizabeth was in the beginner class and Nathan was in the intermediate class and I think that's why he didn't like it. He said it was too hard and they didn't get to play fun games like the beginner class did. Elizabeth says she wants to take lessons again in the future, but Nathan says he doesn't. 

Elizabeth's group practicing swinging their rackets. 

Elizabeth hitting toward her coach. 

Elizabeth and a couple of the other girls. 

It was really hard to take pictures of Nathan. He was on the other side of the court and taking pictures through the netting was not good. In this picture, he's in the green shirt near the net. 

Boating

Our neighbors have a really nice boat and invited us to come spend the day boating with them here on the Columbia! It was so nice of them to do so. 

The kids and Jeremy zoomed around in this little thing. 

Jeremy slowed them down so the kids wanted him out. 

They got on this other ride and zoomed around on that awhile. 

They went in the water some and said it was really cool and refreshing. 

Our neighbor pulled them like 7 miles down the river! They got to ride all the way from North Richland to the blue bridge. 

Here's where they were zooming under the highway bridge. They wanted to go even further than the 7 miles!

We went all the way to the blue bridge and then turned around. 

Heading back home. This was the only time they were actually IN the boat! 

Fair and Rodeo

The weekend before school starts is always the fair and rodeo. 

Nathan loves the rodeo. He loves all the events and he laughs his head off at the rodeo clown and all his antics. 

Elizabeth doesn't enjoy the rodeo as much as Nathan so she spends most of the time watching the clown. If he weren't there, I don't know what we'd do! Of course, she also got a snow cone and kettle corn. 

Nathan enjoying the action. 

Family shot before the rodeo started. 

Before the rodeo, we explored the fair. 

Sheep

Pigs. This kid let Nathan pet his pig. 

Oh how Elizabeth LOVES the bunnies. She's allergic to bunnies so we can't have one, but I think it's her favorite part of the fair. 

More bunnies. 

She wanted me to take pictures of all her favorite bunnies. 

Dust Devils Game

We went to a Dust Devils game with Papa Norm and Gram this week. The Dust Devils played the Spokane Indians. 

Gram got her exercise getting up and down to fill the kids up with snacks. It kept Elizabeth busy as she wasn't much interested in the game. The first inning, they ate kettle corn.  The second and third inning, they ate these snow cones.  The fourth inning, they had licorice. It was amusing to watch poor Gram keep heading out with Elizabeth to buy more to eat. It was nice they found so many snacks Nathan could have! 

Here the kids met with the mascot Dusty before the game. 

Kettle corn snacking. 

We had someone stop by!! Elizabeth and Gram were out buying snacks when Elizabeth saw a police car pull up and park by the snack area. She said, "Hey, it's like Dad's car." And what do you know, Dad stepped out! Jeremy stayed for a few minutes, and then patrolled the stadium, and then left to do other work. 

Hugs. 

Hugs

The kids did the "dash across the field chasing Dusty" thing in the 6th inning. They thought that was great fun. I didn't take a picture as you wouldn't have been able to see them anyway. 

Just a picture I took of the game. The Dust Devils ended up winning. We left after the 7th inning as it was getting late and the kids were really tired.