Soggy camping

We went camping out in the country at my parents house this weekend. The weekend started out a little wet. We hastily put up the camper in between rain showers. Also, my parents lost power the first night. So much for having AC in the camper though we didn't really need it because the storms had cooled it off.
The kids enjoyed tractor rides with grandpa, fishing and just visiting with Grandma and Grandpa Wilke.


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A visit from Mrs. Cruthis

Drew's teacher visited our house today. And Drew seemed to already like her. He was very social (no surprise there) and wanted to show her his cool flip flops with the Hot Wheels fire and his red car. He starts school after Labor Day.
Here he is with his binoculars on (couldn't you tell) and making a silly face. Believe it or not she thought he was "a sweet and polite little boy."


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Back to school

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Blake started 1st grade today. He was very excited. He loves school and could not wait to go back. There are 21 kids in his class, 7 of them from his kindergarten class and a few who he already knew, he says.
Here's some pics of him from when he visited his classroom last Thursday and from his first day. Click on the photo to see more at dropshots.


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Hello again

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So, I haven't posted since April. So much for your weekly Blake and Drew fix. Well, anyway, I wanted to post some pictures of our vacation in Oregon.
We spent the first part of our week in Portland for the Klingsick Family Reunion and second part in Bend, Oregon, for the Payne "Fathead" family reunion.
We enjoyed our week in Oregon. Blake couldn't decide if he wanted to stay or go home. His favorite part of the week was our trip to Mount St. Helen. He loved seeing a real volcano. Drew's favorite part was "the secret hideout at Aunt Diane's and playing with that other boy." That other boy would be Gibson.
Thanks to all of our relatives who played host in Oregon. We all enjoyed our trip there and had a great time visiting with all of our family, including all of the new additions.
I've posted all my pictures on dropshots. You used to be able to click on a picture on this blog and it would take you there. But dropshots changed their website, so I'm not sure if that works. If it doesn't, click on this link:
http://www.dropshots.com/nklingsick#

If anyone has pictures of the white-water rafting trip, please email them to me. We forgot about going to look at them the day after and don't have any. I'll post the pictures and any others you might want to shre on dropshots so everyone can enjoy.
Feel free to comment on here or at dropshots to share your favorite stops of the reunion.


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