30 August 2009

School starts this coming Tuesday. Abe's school had an open house on Friday so the kids could meet their teachers and drop off their school supplies. Abe had 3 bags full of supplies to take. Because of limited budgets, the kids bring classroom supplies, not just their own pencils and crayons. This year each student is also bringing a ream of copier paper for the school to use.

However, the expense of back-to-school supplies is dwarfed by the expense of back-to-school medicines-- albuterol inhalers for Sophie and Abe, 2 epipens each for Abe and Helen. Hopefully, they won't need the medicines at school, but better safe than sorry.

We had a quick trip to a nearby lake for our ward overnighter this weekend. We look forward to going every year. The church owns a lovely campsite with cabins to stay in and canoes to play on the lake. The activities' committee provides all the food and great activities. We just had to bring a sleeping bag and a toothbrush. Okay, and a swimsuit for playing in the lake. Sophie tied a body board to the back of a canoe and let Brandan tow her around the lake. Gibson, Abe and our friend, Jamie, are also in the canoe.

Gibson, Helen and Brandan ate lunch on a log outside the boat house.

Our friends, Jason and Chelsea, took Sophie and Abe for a ride on a taco tube pulled by their boat. Chelsea took this great photo. Riding in the tube was their favorite part of the campout.