First Day! ...sort of

Today was the first day back for teachers (I started last week as a new teacher to the district), but it was the first day both Brian & I were working so the kids will be with Oma & Opa for the next 2 weeks until they start school.  So we kind of decided it was the first day of school ... in the sense that we let Carson and Aliana wear their new backpacks and use their new lunch boxes :)

Here they are!!  Super excited on their "first" day (until their real first day which will happen a little later :)

Camping Trip 1 & 2

Last Thursday we went on our first camping trip of the summer at Echo Lake and then last night we went on our second camping trip of the summer to Estes Park.

Trip 1 Echo Lake

It was a chilly afternoon and evening, but kids loved walking around the lake.

And bringing their notebooks to draw pictures.

We enjoyed a hike in the woods.

And the beautiful mountains!

Trip 2 Estes Park

We had a great afternoon and evening camping with our friends and their 2 sweet boys! The kids had a lot of fun together playing and exploring.

And the weather was MUCH warmer!! :)