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I found this quote in the 'Old Schoolhouse' magazine I subscribe to, I think this is going to be the theme for our school year.



“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder . . . he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.” – Rachel Carson

What Beauty

What beauty our Father in Heaven has blessed us with. This is a picture of the view from our backyard.

Rainforest Cafe

I'm not sure how many of you have been to a Rainforest Cafe but we went for dinner one night this month. It is awsome how our children grow and mature. The last time we were there Jonah was a little baby, if he was even born. Jeffrey was so scared of the animals around the place. This time it was Jonah who was scared and Jeffrey kept telling him that they were not real and he shouldn't be afraid.

Here is a picture (I did it again, underlining and not knowing how I did it, does anyone know :) of Jason and I trying on the hats, if you can not tell Jason is wairing a pink one.

Does this not look good?! No mom I did not eat this by myself, I think I could of, but we all shaired. It is called a Lava flow. It is ice cream with brownie on the side and hot chocolate running down. Man was it good.

Day Camp

So here is Jeffrey at his first scout day camp. He had so much fun. I am sure most of you are familiar with scouts but for those who are not (I would be included in that, there is so much to learn, I am looking forward to it) they get do all kinds of things, learn and experience. They have books that they get to sign things off. This camp provided not only a wonderful time and experience but he opportunity to sign off many things. Jeffrey already earned the Archery Belt Loop (more on that later), the BB Gun Belt Loop (more on that one, too) and is one thing to do to get the Outdoor Activity Award, not to mention almost earning his first gold arrow (for fun electives) and signing off about 10 more things in his Wolf Scout Book. I am looking forward to maybe being able to go and volunteer next year. I am hopping to get Jonah in Tiger Cubs and then I can go to. I think I will have as much fun :)

Here is Jeffrey and some of his group doing a skit.

Here is his group giving their cheer. They were the Strong Men (the theme was Circus). There cheer was "We are the strong men, lift lift lift, we are the strong men, lift lift lift, oops don't drop that bar, oops don't drop that bar, augh.

The problem with day camp

THE PROBLEM MOM HAD WITH DAY CAMP
So ask Jeffrey what his #2 favorit thing to do at day camp is and he will tell you shooting the BB Gun. So what did dad do? Took them out to get there own. Jason had one of these when he was younger and enjoyed it, so he thought his boys should have one, too. Mom can't say to much, she enjoyed shooting it, too.
Showing off their new toys
Ready, aim, fire

Dad being the big kid he is

So what is Jeffrey's #1 favorit thing about Day Camp you ask. Archery. So what is dad researching. You guessed it. Bows. We all will hopefully be owners of bows here in the neer future. (While our stuff was in storage here in Washington, while we were in Hawaii, all 9 of Jason's guns were stollen. Poor Jason is fitting everone with a new hobby using the insurance money the storage company gave him). Wish us safety :)

So here is the picture of the birthday boy. Doesn't he look so sweet. We are so very proud of him.

JULY - What does July bring us. Well if you live here in Western Washington this is the time that we get to enjoy the beauty that God has given us. This gets to be the time that Washington is so breathtaking. And if you live in the Carson household then July will bring your babie's 8th birthday. On the 9th my baby will turn 8 years old. What an adventure it has been to watch Jeffrey grow. He is such an amazing boy. He takes after his dad in so many ways; he is blessed with a memory that is unbelievable (definately does not get that from me), his ability to be a natural at so many things amazes me, too. I can remember the day Jeffrey was born. If I would have known Jeffrey then I would have know that you can not rush that little boy. He knows when his time is and that is it. I spent most of the day in labor and hardly progressed. I ended up having a C-section. He came out screaming his lungs off. From the beginning he knew what he wanted. What a smart little boy he is growing up to be. I so look forward to what the future holds for him. I believe that he will do great things and bless many people.
HAPPY BITHDAY JEFFREY. I LOVE YOU. AND I LOVE THE PERSON YOU ARE!

Jason's Latest Project

The day before we were shipping Jason's jeep from Hawaii his steering column decided it had had enough. When he put the key into the ignition all it would do is turn a complete circle. Jason being the genious he is, put in a toggle switch and a push button to start his baby. He finally got around to putting in a new column. Unbelieving to the both of us it slid right in and so far so good. (If you know anything about old vehicles you will understand.)

Jeffrey's Soccer Camp

If you were to ask Jeffrey what his favorite thing to do he would tell you "playing soccer" The boy loves soccer. He could spend all day long kicking that soccer ball of his. The local minor soccer leauge, the Pumas, put on a soccer camp for the kids. What better way for Jeffrey to spend 3hrs a day for 5 days than playing soccer. Of course when I asked him if he was getting enough soccer he said he would only get enough if he was playing for 6hrs. It was a blast to watch. The Pumas are from all over, some are from Africa and England. They had the best sense of humur. They had the kids do the funniest things.

This is Jeffrey's team, they were Team England winning the world cup. (They collected points all week long and the team with the most points won).

Team England

Team England showing there support

Backpacking At Lower Lina Lake

So We decided to end Jason's stand down with a backpacking trip. We did a 3 mile hike, gear and all to a lake. Jeffrey is turning out to be our little scouter. He decided he wanted to carry his own pack. He carried it for most of the way. Jonah did most of the hiking on his own. He spent most of the second day picking himself off of the ground so for the last 1/2 mile Jason carried him on his shoulders, along with his own gear.

Break Time

My Boys

Almost at the camp sites.

Along our hike we kept finding these leaves made into faces. On the way down everyone decided to contribute there own to the trail.