Some of the Stuff We've Been Up To

This is a picture of the trampoline at our AZ house. Theo dug a huge hole by hand so that it was level with the ground. Our kids have spent hours and hours and hours jumping on that thing. One of the best investments we have ever made in the way of kid entertainment.

Because there would be a big empty hole if we took the tramp when we moved, not to mention it had seen better days, we opted to leave it behind for our renters to enjoy or trash, whichever they preferred. That also meant that our very first purchase upon arrival in Texas was a new trampoline!

Once again, our boys have spent hours and hours and hours jumping. We have yet to decide if this one will go into the ground.

We haven't had only daytime fun. One evening as Theo and I were returning from the grocery store just after dark, we spotted a bunch of frogs in our alley behind the house. We told the boys to grab their flashlights, and the hunting ensued. This was new and fun. These animals were not as quick as our AZ lizards, but they were a whole lot of slimey.

The boys gathered their bounty in a big bucket. Even though they were only in our possession for less than half an hour, they were christened with names. Meet Joe, BJ (Bowen Jr.), RJ (Rex Jr.), and Squeaker (one of them was literally making weird squeaking sounds).

The boys were sure Ruby was going to make a late night snack out of one of their new friends.

Aside from the fun at home, we have been lucky that all four of the boys have had an opportunity to do some scouting stuff since they got here. Just a few days after our arrival, Drake and Corbin got to attend a day camp. The stake had organized a day at a local BSA camp to get all of the eleven year old boys up to their first class rank. Corbin had some work to complete and Drake went to get in some service hours. The day sounded like a lot of fun. A couple weeks later, there was a swimming party for the cubs at the same boy scout camp Drake and Corbin had been to. The pool was really nice and they boys had a great time beating the heat from the great Texas drought of 2011.  

School starts tomorrow so it is time to get into a new routine. The summer of our big move has come to a close!