Took a friend who had NEVER been to the park, to the Hyde Park Street Fair at Camel's Back park in Boise Idaho. This is the famous view from up top.
Hyde Park Street Fair, Camels Back Park, Boise, ID
Took a friend who had NEVER been to the park, to the Hyde Park Street Fair at Camel's Back park in Boise Idaho. This is the famous view from up top.
'First' Day of School
Kaleb and Oliver started at Meridian Elementary this week. They have only ever been homeschooled... so it really was a huge deal for us all.
Kaleb was beyond excited to start school. He found 3 church friends on the playground right off the bat. He even had a few friends from church in his class. He likes his teacher and said he enjoyed his first day. I had a little conference with his teacher about where he was academically and she was super understanding of homeschooling since her sister homeschools her kids.
Oliver was hesitant but made it through the day. His teacher seems super nice. He said a boy was mean to him, but by the end of the day they were friends. He was excited because they got free reading time and he 'read inside his head'. He saw a bunch of church friends at lunch and recess and that seemed to ease his discomfort about returning on Monday.
At the car wash, yeah
I was helping out today at a friend or a friends fundraising car wash. She has breast cancer and no insurance. It was a lot of fun holding signs and waving at people from the sidewalk. My awesome oldest son, Josef, helped with washing the cars and held signs too, even though I am sure he could have thought of some things he would rather have done. I am proud of him for pitching in and not complaining (too much).
Three Favorite Things about the FAIR
Yesterday night we went to the Western Idaho Fair with some friends and had an amazing night.
Here are our top 4 favorite things about the Fair this year.
#1 Weird Al Concert
#2 Fair Food
Sugar Bliss!
Mmmm!
This is what you look like after you eat a foot-long corn dog!
Can you believe he wouldn't even share with me?!
#3 Butterflies
#4 People Watching
Unfortunately, I didn't have my own camera on me to capture all the awesome outfits at the fair but I managed to get this one photo...next year I am totally bringing my camera and doing a whole People of the Fair post. Wow! Can I just say the very tall and thin young man in the black hot pants and stripped half shirt, was just too much for Stacey and I not to bust up laughing.
Right now...
Right now I am lying in the grass at Kliener Park staring at the grey-blue and cloudless sky. I can smell the grass and the soil beaneth and it makes me feel grounded to this spot. I close my eyes and listen to the sounds around me. The boys are rolling down a nearbhill, they cry out in joy as they tumble down, picking up momentum. Small children talk and shout as they play. Running steps echo across the concrete. Parents chat in small groups or speak in cheery tones to small children. A dog barks somewhere in the distance. I hear birds. I open my eyes. The light in the sky is shifting as the sun sets. The air cools slightly and the moment has passed.
