a little bit of August

a little bit of scouting:

So proud of Hyrum, he just earned 24 merit badges,
 eleven of which from one week at Scout Camp. 

a little bit of hiking:

a little bit of camping:

a little bit of mousie who stowed away in our camping box:

And a little more hiking:

a little bit of flooding:

okay... honestly, it was a lot of flooding.  We flooded twice in one week and once when Jotham was out of town.  So grateful for good neighbors.  Shout out to Ross Olsen for being AMAZING!  That picture is just of the first day, the water kept coming for three more days and was about three feet deep in spots, thanks to a neglectful farmer next door (and a canal break the first time).  But on the plus side the kids declared that Fin.A.lly we had a fun yard.  All the neighbor kids came to play.

A little canoeing (in our very own swamp):

 a little bit of art in the fair:

a little bit of summer coming to an end...