The Thomas Family

I have done a post in a while, mostly because we haven't been home.  On top of that I don't have a lot of pictures because of our broken camera. So the phone has had to do.  Unfortunately, I don't always remember to snap shots with my phone.  This summer has gone by so fast.  Scott's first two rotations were ER and psych.  They really weren't too bad.  ER was a total of 14 shifts I think and psych was mostly 8a-6p so it really wasn't bad either.  I love staying home and not working.  Maybe next year I'll work, but intern year is going to get crazy pretty soon and I don't know when I would work.  Oh well, I will enjoy it while I can.

We got to go berry picking a couple of times.  The berries here are amazing and really cheap so we stocked up.

We have used our fire pit more this summer.

Unfortunately, we had to make a trip to Utah because Scott's dad passed away.  Really, really sad.  I'm so glad we moved closer and could be there.  It was nice to be around family.

Then Scott's mom, sisters and brother came to visit us.  It was really nice to spend time with them and show them around Oregon.  We went berry picking, shopping and to the coast.

These last few weeks we were in Utah and Idaho.  Scott did an out rotation in Spanish Fork for a week so we were able to see and spend some time with his family.  We went to Lagoon one day and stayed the entire day.  Kali spent most of her time in the kid area, but Caden was tall enough to go on most rides and I'm always surprised at how adventuresome he is when it comes to theme parks.  It was a lot of fun.   Although Scott got a little pale after one ride...

Kali doesn't take naps anymore, but all of the fun and sun really tired her out.

We went fishing at the fish hatchery with Scott's mom and Paul.  Kali loved it and wanted to catch more, but Caden ran at the sight of the flopping fish.  (On a side note we went to the aquarium with my brother and Kali has no fear she was feeding the sharks! I didn't want to stick my hand in there.  Caden probably gets his cautiousness from me because he wouldn't stick his hand in either.)

We got to celebrate the kids birthdays multiple times, which was a lot of fun for them. This was at my grandparent's house. We did a party in Idaho with family at Chuck E Cheese, but I don't have any pictures right now.  They are all on my mom's camera.  They love that place.

Scott is doing a couple of rotations in Michigan right now so I went to Idaho for a little while so I wouldn't be alone for so long.  We got Kali a bike for her birthday so they enjoyed riding bikes and playing in the pool every day.

We loved spending a lot of time with family.  I love that we are back out west and can see family more often.

Caden starts school again tomorrow. We have been debating what to do with him all summer.  His birthday is so late that he barely makes the cut-off, and we have had a lot of people tell us that they would have him repeat kindergarten so he won't always be the last to do everything.  This week he went to a screening and the teacher said that he knows everything and she thinks he should go on to first grade.  What a dilemma we have had with this!  In the end we want him to mature now and would rather not have to hold him back later. So tomorrow he will have his first real day of kindergarten... again!