Not my idea of a great toy, but Caleb got his gun. He worked extremely hard for this gun and has wanted it forever. He earned $100 (by mowing lawns) and read a chapter book over 220 pages. (Let me remind you that he had to pay me back for his spending spree at the book fair with the money had earned so far) So now the gun is here and he is getting ready for bird season.
Good-Bye, Star..... Hello Middleton! We moved, Not far. We literally moved about 10 miles. It was kind of bitter sweet because we built our home in Star. We lived there longer than we have lived anywhere else. We are looking forward to our home in Middleton.
To make a long story short, we owned this house in Middleton for about 1 year. We had a renter in it and all was going great. It is just over 2 acres and fairly bigger than our house in Star. The renter calls one day and explains that he needs to move. In the mean time, our HOA were being a-holes. We were fined constantly for having our boat out to long, a wreath on the door, dogs, ect. The list goes on. We really needed more room. So once our renter decided to leave, we decide to move! Now we will have more room for all our toys, and speaking of toys.......
We got a pool. I hope it's not to white trash. Seriously, we have been having a heat wave and I enjoy a dip in the pool every now and again, especially since I won't be out on the wakeboard this year.
And this is just random. Here the boys are helping me with dinner. They certainly are not naturally good in a kitchen. They are clueless! I guess boys will be boys.. 
Then we took a little hike. We set out on a trail that looked manageable. We thought we were going on a leisure little hike, and it turned out to be all up hill. Me being almost 8 months pregnant did help!
We did the traditional "Roast Marshmallows" The boys like playing in the fire more than anything. The gooey marshmallow was just an added benefit.
We stayed up really late telling stories!!! No scary stories for us, we can't take it!
The next day we found Hot Springs. Again, off came the boys' shoes and in went there feet.
All in all, it was a great trip and we survived.
So... a few weeks before school got out, I received a call from the school cafeteria. Caleb needed more money in his lunch account. I wrote a check out to the school and sent it with him the next day. A few days went by and I received ANOTHER phone call from the cafeteria. Caleb's lunch account was now overdrawn and please send some money for him. I was SOOOO confused. I went back through my check register, found the check, faxed it to the lunch lady and explained that I had sent the check with Caleb. She said she would take care of it! Well, she did some diggin' and discovered that Caleb did take the check to school. But instead of Applying it to his lunch account, he decided to have a "FREE FOR ALL" at the book fair! I couldn't believe it. I didn't think Caleb could or would do something like that. The devilish side of me was a little impressed to think that my 9 year old figured out that the check was just as good at the "BOOK FAIR" as it was in the "CAFETERIA". So, how do I teach him a lesson??? I decided that I was going to have him earn the money and pay me back. This is his jar, so he can see the money he has earned and that he has to give it back to me. Sawyer decided he wanted a jar as well- Probably to antagonize Caleb. I'm not sure who this lesson was harder on, Me or Caleb.....
Oh the things kids say these days! I guess my babies are growing up.....
This is a stocked pond close to our house. I've been told by the boys, "That this is a great place to fish! It is FULL of fish. You are pretty much "guaranteed" to catch something. On this particular afternoon I decided I would join them and just read a magazine while they canoed around and fished. Not a lot of action. Wouldn't you know it, a few days later Terry and Caleb decide to go out again. They came home claiming to have caught the "Biggest Bass Fish EVER" Apparently, this fish was so big, Terry could fit BOTH fists in it's mouth! (Of course, no evidence) So the next outing, Terry and Caleb decide to just go for a quick morning fix. They both came home claiming to have seen a "Sturgeon" at least 4 Ft Long!!!! Again, No Evidence! I don't know, Sounds "Fishy" to me......
On the other hand, here are two of the best little athlete's I know! They have had such a great season. Sawyer wrapped up his season with his last game being in a HUGE rain poor! He thought that was great! Covered from head to toe in mud and grass stains. Caleb's team is still playing! They are in the Play-offs. They are doing awesome! I keep telling the boys, one of them better get a scholarship or go Pro, for all the running around we have had to do this year. Hopefully we will get a little break before FOOTBALL starts (in August)
