August has come and gone and we were pretty busy and had a few quick weekend trips. Thatcher is growing and is such a flexible baby, we can hop in the car and go and he is right there with us.
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| Munching on the spatula and helping mommy make fresh peas into baby food |
One of our quick trips was up to Stanley to help with diabetes camp. Thatcher and I headed up on Friday and enjoyed the drive. Thatcher slept most of the way, we made a quick stop for lunch then around to camp. The big forest fire was only about a week old at that point but the smoke was pretty thick, and had settled in.
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| Alturas Lake, Stanley- This is usually one of my favorite pictures but the smoke was too thick to really see the mountains |
Thatcher's first trip to the zoo was a hot afternoon. When we left the house it wasn't too warm, but by the time we made it into the Zoo it was pretty warm. Thatcher wasn't too interested in the animals. The larger animals were a little more exciting for him. We will plan to go back in the fall to see if he is a little more excited about it.
Grandma's raspberry plants were ready to pick and we were up for the task. Thatcher watched from the comfort of the exersaucer in the shade of the rose arbor while we wandered through the butternut squash jungle
The butternut squash plant has pretty much taken over the raspberry patch and back garden at Grandma and Grandpa Beals. I didn't realize how much it had really grown until I had to wander through it without trampling the plant too much. The squash has even started growing up the raspberry supports! Good thing Thatcher loves squash, because we will probably have a freezer full in a few more weeks.
Jack went with us to pick raspberries at Grandmas too, this is about all we saw of him the entire time. He was just the right size to sneak under the squash leaves and behind the other larger garden plants. He slept in the car and took a nap in the sun when we got home.
We had a fun game night at a friends house, their little girl was born about two weeks before Thatcher. They were great floor buddies and shared toys pretty well. It was fun to watch them play together.
Our second weekend trip was to visit Lara and Mike in Rexburg. Lara's baby shower was that weekend and we wanted to spend some time with them before their baby comes in a few weeks.
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| Cleo helping us pack- we have learned to check all the bags before putting them in the car or storing them |
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| Thatcher's major photobomb at the baby shower. Somehow I didn't get very many pictures from the shower, I am guessing it had something to do with the "helper" on my lap. |
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| Lara opening the present we got for her and baby |
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| Thatcher is getting pretty good at working with the Ipad- we have a little app that makes noise and pops up shapes whenever he touches the screen. |
Since we were able to go home on Monday we decided to take a little trip on Sunday after church. Mesa Falls is only about an hour drive from Lara and Mikes. It was a fun little car ride and hike/walk to watch the falls. Thatcher was fascinated with the running water and noise. Trying to get him to look away from the water to snap a picture was a challenge but we snagged a few before we loaded back in the car.
August in Boise isn't complete without a day or two in the scorching heat at the Western Idaho Fair. It was fun to walk around the booths and see all the 4-H projects, animals and other fun things. Thatcher was a ham when we came to the photo cut outs at the U of I Ag exhibit.
The last Saturday of August was also the first BSU game, so we crashed the watching party at Grandmas. Thatcher and Cocoa are becoming good friends now that Thatcher has some yummy food in the high chair.
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| Thatcher and Grandma on game night |
