Preston's Blog

In August Preston went to Cub Scout Day Camp.  This was the first time he'd ever been gone all day, and he wasn't sure he liked that idea.  He's quite a homebody.  The first day went great, and he had a wonderful time.  I was there as a volunteer and could see that he was having fun.  The second day, he decided he didn't want to go.  When I took him to the church to meet his carpool to drive to camp, he refused to get into the car with the other boys.  So, I turned around and took him back home.  Halfway home, he decided that he really did want to go after all and wanted me to drive him the 30 minutes to camp.  He was one very sad boy when I told him that I would not drive him to camp.  He made a choice to stay home and he would have to live with that choice.  It was a hard lesson to learn, but the next day he went to camp with no problems and had fun the rest of the week.  His favorite badges that he earned were for shooting ...

We had a lot of fun in July.  Some of our relatives came to visit, and we spent a whole week exploring the beautiful state of Washington. In Olympic National Park, we were hiking when we came upon these mountain goats, right on the trail. We spent an evening at Ruby Beach on the Pacific Ocean in the national park.  It was magical!   Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Lacey.  Preston and I have gone hiking here a few times.  Getting a piggyback ride from his cousin Eva's new husband Zack. On July 4th, we were on Whidbey Island.  This state park is a great place to fly kites, and Preston had fun doing that with his cousin Nathan.  (That's Puget Sound in the background.) From Whidbey Island, we took the ferry across Puget Sound.  The ferry is a super cheap thrill--the kids love it, and they feel like real sailors.  ...