First Day of School

Walking to school.
Truman is very excited.

And a bit nervous!
Isaac didn't want his picture taken, TOO BAD!

School days are here and the last few weeks of summer I was starting to get anxious to have a more regular schedule and my boys needed something more productive to spend their time doing. Truman has been so excited to start Kindergarten and he is ready. He tends to get a bit silly when he has friends around so I hope he will be a good boy at school. He has a good teacher and I think he will have a great year. Isaac will be gone all day. I am actually quite sad about this. It seems like I have lost a lot of my influence and control. I hope that these last few years I have taught him appropriate values. It seems to be going by too quickly. I love being a mother and I hope my boys will love school and always try their best. Look out Orchard.

Lake Powell

Lake Powell-Halls Creek Bay

Last trip of the summer. It was the least crowded I remember Lake Powell ever being in the summertime. They say its because of the price of gas. We went with Kimberly and her family, our family and Jason. Jess and Mom and Dad were out for this trip. We decided to go to try and keep our minds off the stress of dad's surgery.
We had a good trip and the most exciting event was teaching Isaac to wakeboard and waterski. He was able to pick up on both easily. He is the most coordinated kid around and he was waterskiing for so long we finally had to tell him to let go. He was mad at us after that. A watersport lover is born.

Nicole and Lucy

The kids love to watch the watersports!

David about to bite it on the skurfer.

Lake Powell is such a beautiful place. It has so many memories for me and I hope that my kids will love it the way I do. Its not just the fun that makes the vacation it is the company. I love my family a lot and hope to have many more Lake Powell Days!

What I love about Summer!

The lazy days of summer are just about over and I thought I would remind myself why I love it!

1. Lake Powell. I love this family vacation and have been going there since I was a young girl. Even though it is a very different vacation now that I have kids I am happy that my kids are loving it from a young age as well.
2. Reading a book. When I was younger Jessica use to give me a summer reading list. I should have had her give me one this summer. I will remember next year.
3. No schedule. I love the relaxed, easy, no plans days. You can wake up and decide to do what you feel like doing.
4. Yard tours. This is something that I do with my mom and sisters. We go for a little walk around each others yards and look at plants and get ideas. We even pull a few weeds as we go. All the Larsen girls love to garden, our Grandma was an excellent gardener and we inherited the love.
5. Water skiing. Nothing like an afternoon and evening at Pineview!
6. BB Q's. I love to get together with family and have a simple BBQ.
7. I love to relax in a hammock. I have yet to do this this summer. I better get on it.
8. Sunshine.
9. Flowers. They truly make me happy.
10. Eating outside. My boys and I have eaten lunch outside on the deck quite a bit this summer. I love eating outside. It is just fun. Not having a big mess inside is an added bonus.

I hope everyone has had a great summer and that you get in those last few loves.