Back to School and Braces

Last Friday was the first day of school for the youngest three Wagstaff's and today was Trevor's first day of school. Every year on the first day of school, I take their picture as they are leaving for the big day ahead. It's a fun way to see how much they've grown from year to year. They were somewhat excited to get back to school. It's been painful to see what clothes no longer fit after just three months off.

As you can see from the first picture, Logan got braces today. He just got the upper teeth today and as soon as they move enough, they will put on the bottom braces. He lucked out and didn't need to have any teeth pulled. He's pretty sad that he can't have corn on the cob or caramel apples or gum for a while. But I'm sure two years will fly by fast. Kinda like this summer did.

Last Minute Trip

We decided, (very last minute) to drive down and catch the last day of the Twin Falls Temple open house. We left Friday night and drove to my Sister's Husband's Family Cabin in the back country near Burley, ID. On Saturday we drove up to Twin Falls in the morning and got to see the inside of this beautiful Temple. The kids were really excited, since this is a rare opportunity for most young people. It was really nice and we even bumped into 3 groups of friends and ward members while we were on the tour. Such a small world.
After we got back from the Open House we drove down the road a short distance from the Cabin and swam at Durfee Hot Springs. There are actually 3 pools, One 100+ degree pool and one 90+ degree pool and a kiddie pool. It's not very impressive at first sight when you drive up, but once you get in and soak for a minute it's really nice. Those aches and pains just disappear. The kids of course only care about who wins at a game of Marco Pollo. It was nice water with no smell of Sulfur and your eyes don't burn with Chlorine. It's just a natural Hot Spring that they pump into the pools. We will definitely go back if we get the opportunity to.

Today is Dave's Birthday and we are about to leave for the yearly Chinese Food Buffet. That's become a family tradition for Dave's Birthday meal. The kids can't stop talking about trying Sushi this year. We will be rolling through the door in a couple of hours.

Short but Sweet

We got the rare opportunity to get a visit (longer than a bathroom break) from my Sister Terri and her family. They arrived on Monday and left on Tuesday. The kids had a lot of fun visiting and playing together and I enjoyed the time with my Sister very much. Just before their arrival, we had just finished up a very busy weekend of volunteering at the Kuna Fire Department Barbecue. Last year I volunteered to make homemade Hot Fudge Sauce to go with the vanilla ice cream they usually serve. I guess they liked it well enough to ask me to make it again. I spent Friday and Saturday making 20 batches of it. The whole family stayed and helped serve at the barbecue, Dave is still a Volunteer Fireman when he has the time so we have helped out at the event for the last couple years. Dave's nickname is Pipeguy at the Firestation and the other Fireman call the kids MicroPipes, it's pretty funny. They are great helpers and I think they enjoy it.

We have spent the rest of this week getting school supplies and registering Megan and Trevor for Middle and High Schools. We've squeezed in Dentist appointments and haircuts as well. It's been pretty crazy. We're headed to Twin Falls to see the Temple this weekend. We could all use the break.