Sunday, June 13, 2010

13 June 2010

School is nearly out for the summer. We went to the last band and choir concert of the year on Thursday.  Beginning band improved leaps and bounds from the first of the year.

Brandan took Gibson and Abe to our ward's Father/Son campout this weekend. Abe had a fun time playing with the other boys in the ward, while Gibson stayed closer to Brandan's side.

Deciding between an 8-man tent and an ultralight backpacking tent, Brandan took the backpacking tent for the 3 of them. It turned out to be cozier at night, with just enough room to read a bedtime story as the boys drifted to sleep. In the photo, Abe is showing off his strength by lifting the tent all by himself. 

Gibson is growing up so quickly. He hasn't sounded like a baby for a long time and now he doesn't look like a baby anymore. Here he is carrying his sleeping bag all by himself as he helps pack up. 

The girls at home had a special night at Helen's end of school celebration. We love Helen's preschool so much. The teachers excel at treasuring each child as an individual. Every day at school is full of exploration, creativity and wonder. They encourage messes. We'd be awfully sad about saying goodbye, but Gibson will go to the same school, so we know it's not goodbye for long. Helen made the T-shirt in the photo at school.

2 comments:

Stacee said...

I can now see how big that "two-man" tent is! I also have to ask where you send your kids to preschool. I would love to get Jacob started, as he loves to do activities with other kids (and I think he would appreciate being in a new environment every once and a while).

Kristi said...

Camping looks fun. We are bummed that our boys had to miss it. Abe might have some serious potential as a weight lifter, in volume if not mass.