1st Day of 2nd Grade

 

Good Bye, Long Locks!

Mia has been talking about growing her hair out for "Locks of Love" and we thought she had a little ways to go yet. But today when she went in for a "trim" she had just the 10 inches that was needed. Instead of just getting a trim and waiting to cut her hair she decided to do it today! She was pretty excited. As you can see, Holly got a little bit of a trim, too!


 

Gone Fishin'

Although I think "fishing season" lasts all year in the Pacific Northwest, Eric calls this time of year "fishing season". He has been catching his limit of sockeye lately but today produced even better results...a 30+ lb. king salmon! He's been leaving at 5:00 a.m. and limiting out in about 2 hours. He obviously doesn't mind getting up early for that kind of fishing, that's for sure!
 

"More, please!"

So, I'm in the bathroom this morning, helping Mia with her hair and Lucas comes to me saying, "Mom, Joey's makin' a mess." Knowing Joey was eating breakfast I went to the kitchen to see what he was doing. When I asked him what he was doing he simply said "I wanted some more Cheerios." So much for that box! 

A Whole Lot of Hofwegens

We ended our great vacation with a Van Hofwegen family reunion in Portland. We had a great time relaxing and catching up with family.

Making our own fun along I-80

Swinging along the Mississippi River.













Making dinner along the interstate in Wyoming.













Watching the ducks.












Our "campground" in a huge gravel parking lot.