Monday August 10th was the first day of school. Caleb started 3rd (yes I said 3rd) grade and has Mrs. Tatro for his teacher. I went to Back to school night tonight and she seems like she is a great teacher and will be a lot of fun for Caleb. 
Cole doesn't officially start his first day of Kindergarten until August 17th. But we went to an orientation for his class on the first day. His teacher is Mrs. Adams. He goes in tomorrow to do his testing for his skill level. I actually think this will be great for Cole he has struggled over the past year with going to school and primary. I mean this tends to happen when you are such a great Mom like myself!! (Yeah Right) So I think him going to his class twice before I actually leave him will be good for him. I will let you know how it goes on Monday!!
We are so proud of Caleb. He received his Wolf on August 3rd. He worked hard on getting it and he also received 1 Gold Arrow Point and 2 Silver Arrow Points. 
It is fun because our ward has the Moms paint the boys faces to remind them of different things they have learned along the Wolf Trail. This was a great step in his road to receive his Arrow of Light. 
Grandma and Grandpa Criddle were able to make it there to see Caleb after he got his award, it is so nice to have them close to share these events with!
We have had a great time this summer. My friend, Susan introduced us to this fun Splash pad in South Ogden. The kids love it! 
I know for you Vegas and St. George people it is no big deal but there aren't too many of these up North. 
The kids love being able to go from the water to the playground and back. 
Cooper even loves playing in the water. So we have been back to this park about 4 or 5 times in the last month. We usually take a picinic lunch and hang out for a few hours. 
Tank had to go to DC last week for work. His sister Cori, and her family live in Richmond, VA so they were able to drive up on his last day there and spend a little time with him before he had to catch his flight home. 
So they went to lunch and then headed over to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to check things out. He had a great time with them. The rest of us were a little jealous that we had to stay home. Maybe next time!!
Our ward has some of the best girls in it. All of them were so nice to everyone around them and willing to help out. I am sure they were a little afraid of me at first since I had to lay down the law a little bit but after a while I think they caught on to when I was joking around and when I was serious. We went up to Camp Woodland, which is about 45 minutes away in Morgan, Utah . 
The camp ground is owned by the church, so it is kept up nice. Our Stake keeps growing so we were packed in there pretty good with all 9 wards. There is a river that runs through the camp so the girls had fun going down it. Maybe next time I am up there I will go down, the water was a little too low for me this time. I didn't really want to bottom out. I did get to climb the rock wall they brought up and tha was a lot of fun! Overall it was a great experience thanks to the girls and leaders who helped out so much! 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
July 8, 2008 5lbs 6oz
