It is a beautiful full moon tonight~ we took some time to get out of the car (in the middle of the road of course- I love living in Idaho) and admire the beauty of God's creations~ we couldn't get the camera to show it, but the mountains were just underneath it and were glowing- what a gorgeous sight~ I am grateful for children who enjoy such things too!

Tonight, Joshua earned 14 awards/pins, his Weblos badge, and his Arrow of Light (that is a very big one to earn- a whole ceremony happens for this one)!!! He has worked very hard in scouts and was so pleased tonight that I thought he was just going to burst!! We took him over to the Reynold's home- "Grandpa" Reynolds was the first scout of this troop and is the first eagle scout of the area~ it was fun to go to his home and show him what Josh and Caleb have accomplished~

Oh to be a cub scout!! Caleb earned his Bobcat tonight- and I got another Mom's pin! Caleb has earned a lot of badges and will get them next month :-)

Katie went for her first bike ride down the road without her training wheels today!

Josh has been creating and playing football... I'm not sure he loves it.... but, he is enduring!!

Shawn Curtis has been running cross country!! He has done very well~

Mariah's been very busy these days playing volleyball and cheerleading....

Fun Cuddles kitty days~~~~~

Wore us out! Neat scenery~ Yummy food~ and lots of love~ What a wonderful trip ~

We weren't sure what to eat in China town... but we kindof figured out the chop sticks... loved the fortune cookies... and well, Caleb was.... I don't know what to say to that one!!!

Katie is a good example of how we felt about the crepes!!

We also loved the otters and the wave-water~

Here's my little baby penguins!! Shawn Curtis wasn't sure about being the one in the egg!

We went to an aquarium in Monterey~ these were the children's favorites... touching a starfish, the decorator crab, the fish tanks, and the sting-rays (they even got to touch them!!!)

Do you notice something about these pictures... the idaho people are wearing swimsuits with tee shirts... the CA people are wearing wet suits... hmmmmm..... yep, kindof chilly- but doesn't stop us!!!