So at one point in August 2018 it was apparently over a hundred degrees for a couple days in Nampa and I was NOT okay with that. I decided we needed to power through our final few summer bucket list items to signal that the Izatts were at peace with fall approaching early if it so desired...
Carma's tip to beat the heat involves heavy application of deodorant and anti-perspirant - preferably some of mine that she squirreled from my room at some point...
We did use Carma's slight preoccupation with make-up to our advantage: girlfriend got legit bribed to peace out from her pretty serious diaper addiction. Chuck and I went on a shopping spree at the local dollar store and now there's cute little pink and purple and Frozen underwears making their rounds through the laundry cycle along with the boys' manly boxer briefs ;).
I'll tell you what, you might expect dollar store make-up to wear off quickly BUT turns out it's (possibly excessively) long-lasting. And Carma applies it liberally. Which means for a few weeks there, she went EVERYWHERE pretty dolled up - like over to the dog park to put Grandma's spare tire on.
Good news is that Chuck was there to supervise and step in if needed! Theoretically I know how to change a tire... like theoretically I know how to do CPR... and theoretically I know how to plunge a toilet... and theoretically I know how to combine ingredients to "prepare" "dinner"... I just prefer to allow others to jump in when a situation arises where any of those skills might be needed. You know me - not one for attention or glory ;).
The formidable duo of Chuck and Carma combined their talents a different day to take care of a darling Kaitlyn K while Emily and I went to the temple. Much like the changing of the tire, Carma's recounting of this task would be that she was the primary source of help and that Chuck's role was more support/supervisorial.
The aforementioned temple trip/babysitting adventure occurred whilst the older Izatt and Kirkendall kids were at 'Learning Peace' camp!
Insta caption: The boys attended Learning Peace day camp this week and had such a great experience. They learned about nature and meditation and conflict resolution and art and music/dance and how to regulate emotions ☯️🎨✌🏼🌿. I’m especially proud of Clyde; he was a little wary after the first day but after a (pretty amazing if I say so myself) parental pep talk about attitude and choosing to have fun, he jumped back in and made friends and helped out and did awesome and legit liked it 😎🤩☺️. [PS this was a totally free day camp, such a cool collaborative effort from local churches and sponsors including our dentist’s office 🙌🏼. We were so impressed and grateful our boys could attend!]
Alas, not all of our last minute adventures were fun - it would appear that at some point Carma and Jack and I went to the DMV haha.
And some adventures might remain a mystery, as I have no idea what to make of these pictures of Clyde and Will riding their bikes one random morning. Coming home? Leaving? Why is Clyde wearing safety glasses? WHY ISN'T HIS HELMET BUCKLED, GRRR? Well, I hope it was something fun!
'Solo' hit the dollar movies so we put out a call to join us on $1 Tuesday! The kids were VERY excited that Bri and Eli (and Aleesha!) could come, as well as Grammy Pammy:
Not sure what Clyde said to warrant Will's anger but this photo series makes me laugh!
Jack scored a morning outing alone with Daddy to go shooting. I love that Chuck prioritizes spending this time with Jackers, talking and teaching him and building this little boy up... and possibly boring him to sleep on the way home haha:
Trampolines are loads more fun when cousins are involved!!
Random day with all six of us home + two cute Walker boys? Discovery Center it is!
Jackers started piano lessons in August! He's a little young but we did a 'trial run' lesson and he jumped right in and loved it. Insta caption (from a bit into school): Jack in school all day every day has been his dearest wish (and miiiiine 😅🙏🏻😬) for most of his life and we are so happy it’s here😃😃😃! He loves the structure and friends and was so so thrilled to have homework today 😂. In other long-awaited news, Jack got to start piano lessons a month ago and is currently the cutest and most willing practicer in the house 🎹🤩. Jack continues to be a scallywag and we mostly 🙃 wouldn’t have him any other way 😜
Will has been asking to use his little paint spinner (from Christmas? yikes... maybe just his birthday) forever, and I finally said yes. It was a perfect Sunday morning activity for all four kids!
Family bike ride... to lunch in the park? I think? Also not sure why my helmet isn't buckled... might be where Clyde gets it, whoops...
A few days before school started we found ourselves at the Western Idaho Fair with Grandpa, one of our favorite and newer summer traditions! The STEM bus was there again, to everyone's delight:
Although the virtual reality booth was probably Clyde's favorite.
Carma talked her way into a fairly in depth tour of the St. Luke's ambulance this year, complete with being buckled/strapped into the stretcher and pulled out of the back while the boys watched haha:
A way awesome Lego hobby group was there hosting a competition for building tall but sturdy towers so all four kids competed at various times, with Clyde and Jack as a team for theirs. The boys all 'placed' in their time brackets and came home with legos to build a sweeeeet rocket ship. SO cool!
Will and Jack were very taken with the STEM demonstrations - I love watching Will's reaction face in each photo!
Overall a hot but VERY worth it afternoon with Grandpa. We love you Dad, thanks for always finding such fun things for us to do together!!
Random mishmash of a few other summer staples: popsicles, icees, huge pancakes (?), random naps - Carma with Clyde in his room, also Clyde randomly in Will and Jack's closet? Who knows.
Costco is always a favorite adventure but randomly running into my awesome cousin Trent and his family was the best! Trent and Mikelle and their gang were making a pit stop on their road trip from Washington to eastern Idaho and just happened to be at the Nampa Costco food court right as I was walking out. Mikelle is one of the most genuine, hardworking, fun, kind people I know - all of which I can attest to despite the fact that 98% of our interactions are via instagram haha. Anyways, their family is darling and it totally made my day... maybe even week... to see them and get this picture with Mikelle!
Ahhh speaking of selfies with incredible women, we sneaked over to Janell's on her birthday to say hi and I forced her to take a picture with me. She's incredible and we're so grateful for her friendship with our family!
I don't make it out to see Cody as often as I'd like but I love hanging out with him when I can get there... and generally insist on buying a picture in case there's another long lull between visits haha. Instagram caption: You know those things that you had nothing to do with but are still randomly proud of? Mine is having cute brothers 💁🏻♀️🤗✌🏼
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