Year 5 – Week 42 – Day 1

Updates, updates. The boys start school again this week. We meet Trevor’s new teacher at an open house on Tuesday and he starts on Thursday for a four-day-a-week Pre-K program. Brendan continues his homebound program with the same teacher as last year. Brendan has not yet started his feeding program at the hospital. They have no openings currently.

We try to find things to do when it is so hot outside. The boys wanted to bake cookies!
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We call these cookies “Chocolate Demolition Cookies”. Instead of using chocolate chips, we melt the chips in the microwave, pour out on a cookie sheet, and then freeze.
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Then smash!!!
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Our own demolished chips. I have no pictures of the finished cookies! They were eaten quickly!
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We drove up north to try to find cool weather. We had to go to 8000 feet to get under 80 degrees, but we found a nice nature walk.
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The boys said their favorite part was discovering these mushrooms that looked just like the ones in minecraft!
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Brendan studies them with his binoculars.
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8000 feet is tough on Brendan. He got backpacked.
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Trevor walked the whole mile and I just had to piggy-back carry him the last 50 yards.

In the winter we came up to these aspen groves to play in the snow and we left behind my snow gloves. Just on a whim, we went back to see if they were still there. (nope!)
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We did some geocaching and found a little cache here
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Cattle-loading bridge
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We drove through this wild cloud burst of rain on the way home.
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The boys ought to sleep well tonight!

3 thoughts on “Year 5 – Week 42 – Day 1

  1. “Chocolate Demolition Cookies”, what a brilliant idea! The boys and those smashing hammers really did a thorough job. I don’t often comment, but I look forward to these updates and seeing the boys grow.

  2. That’s a great idea for chocolate cookies! I’d like some next time I visit, please. 🙂
    This seems to be a hot summer everywhere. It’s nice that you have a way to get out of the extreme heat. That’s a long hike for Trevor to walk, he did well. That’s a long hike for Bill giving Brendan a ride! I would think you all slept well that night!
    Time for school already! Where did the summer break go? I’m sure there will be many school stories to tell!
    I hope Bill had a nice birthday yesterday. That was a great looking birthday cake you posted!
    I miss you all very much. Sending lots of love and big hugs, those boys are growing up so fast!
    Love, Gramma xoxo

  3. Good morning from the East Coast!! Sure wish we had a cooler mountain trail to visit!! Guess we will have to settle for the ocean :-). How exciting….school starts soon!! Trevor and Brendan…..Cannot believe how grown up and handsome you are!!! Just know that you will have an awesome time with school!!! Those cookies must have been yummy!! Stay cool!! Hugs, love and prayers!!! 🙂

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