First Day

     Ethan was so excited for the first day of school. He is getting so big I can't believe he is already in kindergarten how time flies. Both Kevin and I took Ethan to school and wow was it slightly chaos. The kindergarten teachers were having each kid do a scavenger hunt for alphabet letters to familiarize them with all the things they do in class and were all the rooms they go to are (gym, library, music etc). It was a little intense working among 22 kids and a parent each in the class room but then in the halls were 44 kids and a parent each, yeah reminded me of being back in school, fighting your way through the halls to get to class. Fun times. So we finished the hunt with only one break down over a plane book, but considering our kid wasn't the only one breaking down I thought it went well. Ethan has kindergarten in the mornings. So far he has come home in great spirits and asks me about going back to school the next day. We are off to a good start and he is getting all the support from the teachers and special ed that he needs. Now I will check-in about a week to see if he is really doing good and behaving in class. Im sure he is (I hope).

Lake here we come!

     Our last little fun thing of vacation time was to McCall to soak up some sun and play in the lake. Kevin, Ethan and I plus my mom and dad all got to stay in a nice cabin near the lake. This was Ethan's first time to McCall. Years before it was either me and mom or Kevin and I going. He did ok on the trip. The drive up was fairly smooth as we stopped for a picnic outside of Riggins for lunch then finished the rest of the way to McCall. When we got there we found our cabin which was a little harder to find then expected mostly because not all streets are marked with street signs or the map. We unpacked our stuff picked our rooms and then set out for grocery's and places to play.
     The first day we went on a scenic drive around the lake to find all of the beaches. We stopped at the north end of the lake to play in the water. We had a good idea that Ethan wouldn't be to keen on going in the water or playing on the beach, but with a little encouragement from Papa he got soaking wet. That evening Kevin and I got to go to the Shore Lodge to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary. I would love to make this a tradition, sitting there watching the water drinking a peach pina colada and having dinner. To much fun I love it. The next did some more McCall exploring and also drove out to the Golden Fork hot spring outside of Donelly. Now this place Ethan did like. He loved to play in the water, climbing over the walls to each level and playing with the big chess set. On the last day we went to the Pancake House for breakfast I just love the flowers at this place. Then it was on our way home. The drive home always seems shorter then the drive up. We had lots of fun and maybe I can convince someone to go back in February to see the winter festival there. I haven't done that since I was just a kid going to McCall to get some skiing in. Now for the pictures.

Lunch break

Papa look at this, Papa whats this, Papa follow me.

It started out with a Innocent game of drawing in the sand.

Then we were waste deep in the lake fully clothed, even his shoes were still on.

Don't stand still to long you just might find yourself covered in sand.

There goes the men taking the lead. This was also just before Ethan took off running and tripped over a tree root causing scratched up knees and a cut in his had.

Golden Fork hot springs, Donelly ID

There was never a checkmate but more of a your surrounded capture moment.

Kevin and Ethan outside Pancake house

Ethan and I out side Pancake house

Granna and Papa (mom & dad) out side the Christmas house attached to the Pancake house

I love these flowers why can't mine look like that.