It's a busy summer!

I think I told you about a busy May in the last post... well, June has been just as nuts so hold on as I catch you up.

E- organized a raft trip on the Rio Grande (Taos Box) for the Venture Crew.  That's most of the new crew above and if you look close you'll find me too!  Yep - I braved the 17 mile trip with class 2,3,and 4 rapids, thunderstorms, heavy wind and rain and cold!  Super fun - I was just a "little" nervous, but in the end so glad I got to go:)  

June Court of Honor was eventful with  Michael getting beaded for Wood Badge, officially becoming the new Scoutmaster for our BSA Troop, E- earning her next Venture award (Discovery), and M- earning 4 merit badges and rank advancement to Life Scout (next step is Eagle!).

Wood Badge Beading

Yay for the Life Scout!

Someone's happy:)

Michael's getting pretty good with the microphone.

I'm just including this picture as the setting for this event is so cool - a local park.  Seriously, look at the mountain - doesn't even look real.  And yep, that's E- and M- up there front and center.

In between camps the kids were both home for a week of TKD and Hapkido classes.  E- got to flip her brother a few times.  No fun was had obviously!

Then it was off to Denver for E- to attend L.E.A.D. and her Steubenville of the Rockies conference.  This is her small group.  She came back super energized, excited and happy:)

While E- was in Denver, I baked up a deep dish cookie sundae... Oh My!  It is not a good thing to have this recipe.  

We celebrated Father's Day at the Corrales Farmers Market with maybe the best breakfast burritos in town....

And then drove Matthew to start his next camp (a week at Gorham).  He is the SPL (Senior Patrol Leader) so basically leading all the boys from his troop (about 30 of them) as well as working on merit badges in Life Saving, First Aid, Rifle Shooting, Pioneering, and Archery.

He looks so grown up!

Later that night, we picked up E- from her Denver trip and stayed up later than I like (midnight) doing laundry and re-packing for her next camp the following morning!

E- the traveler!  Leaving for OYAN (One Year Adventure Novel) Summer Writing Workshop in Kansas!  She's been in the airport more in one week than I've been in a couple years!  

So there's June.  Both kiddos come home on the same day which leaves Michael and I an entire week of couple time before he and M- head off to hike in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont for 12 days.  

Here's to summer!