Riggins, Idaho :: August 20, 2017

We drove about 1.5 hours south to Riggins, Idaho to camp overnight so we could watch the eclipse on the 21st.  Riggins was about 2 hours from the eclipse's totality.  We weren't sure how crazy it would be farther south, so we camped in Riggins and planned to drive the rest of the way to the totality spot in the morning.

Riggins is a hot spot; I'm not sure if it's because it's in a canyon.  It's really popular for river play.  It's a small town.  Almost every time we have driven through, we stop at the school playground.  Here we are running through the green grass (which is quite amazing that there was GREEN grass when everything else was brown, brown, brown).

Mini Bride :: August 17, 2017

Jeralyn was playing dress-up.  She looked like a bride!

Library Math & Science :: August 10, 2017

The library in Kamiah is pretty small.  And when I say small, I mean tiny.  Like tiny.  But they have a lot of fun activities going on; I've been really impressed with their outreach to the community to get people into the library.  I am passionate about books and reading, so I try my best to take advantage of the library's programs.

During special hours, they opened up the library for a few hours of math and science learning for the kids.  They had set up stations that the kids could go to and do a project.

Here's Joshua sorting M&M colors.

And since the eclipse was right around the corner, they made eclipses out of construction paper.

And then they had a magnet table set up.  They also had a table with magnifying glasses to look at things like fossils, leaves, and other objects.

The kids had a fun time!

Grandma's Visit :: August 2017

In mid-August, Quent's mom (aka Grandma Smith) came for a visit.  She was on her way home from Alaska and was lucky enough to experience some hot temperatures here in Idaho.  Ha!  I'm sure it was a big climate change coming from cool Alaska to hot Idaho.  I prefer the cooler temps myself.  She also got to experience some of the smoky days due to many forest fires southeast of us.

The kids enjoyed her visit.  They showed her how we do school, how we play at the park, how we get up early and play, how we eat ice cream...and live everyday life.

Grandma Smith gave Jeralyn her first sewing lesson.

Joel the busy mole.

Grandma reading to Joshua.