First Day of School

The kids started school on September 5.  They are loving it and they are already learning a lot.  It took awhile to get back in to the routine and I was struggling with tired crazy kids (it felt like all of the time).  But now they get up, get ready and are out the door on time.  After school, they come home, have a snack, do homework, chores and play until dinner time.  It's not perfect, but it is going much smoother.

1st Grade

 2nd Grade

Labor Day Just Us

We decided to take the kids to Warm River and Mesa Falls this year for Labor Day.  It was fun to spend the day together doing something everyone likes.  

Here they are trying to catch a fish:

Here's Hailey with hers (she likes catching them, but not touching them).

Here's Con, he caught the most that day.  He's beat out Bo the last two times they've fished.

Here's Brayden throwing weeds in the water.  He was entertained for a long time just doing that.

 These pictures are at The Upper Mesa Falls

 Brayden was a mess by the end of the trip.  Of course I forgot to bring wipes...

It's so fun take the kids places now that they are a little older.  They love to explore!

Rexburg Splash Park

We went to the Splash Park in Rexburg.  The kids all finally loved it.  Usually they whine because the water is cold.  But, they played in it and had a blast!  They also rode the carousel and loved it too!

 The kids RARELY nap, but after the splash park they crashed in quiet time.  Everyone but Hailey that is.

Conrad's First Lost Tooth

We stayed the night in Boise on our way back from Seaside.  Conrad lost his tooth just before he went to bed.  So, the Tooth Fairy was able to visit him at Grandma's!  He was so excited!!

Porter Family Reunion

Mid August we drove 13 hours to Seaside Oregon for a family reunion.  It was fun to see everything and spend time together.  I have a bunch of pictures (because Bo took them).  So, I'm going to go over the highlights.


The first place we hit was the beach.  We were just planning on going for a walk, but everyone ended up soaking wet (jeans and all).  It was a bit chilly too.  But the kids loved it!

 We also went to the Tillamook Cheese factory.  It was pretty cool to see the cheese packaged and try fresh cheese.  The kids loved it.

 Grandma and Carley made a treasure box and hid it on the beach.  They found a map and then the treasure.

We also found this cool little train to ride around.  The boys loved it!

 We also went to a museum and got to walk through a boat.  ( I am terrible and can't remember what the name of it was.)

All in all, it was a cool place to see, but a bit chilly.  If we lived closer like 8 hours away I'd go back.   But 13 hours was pretty long :), I'm not sure if I'll want to go back.