Cavies next ???

The High Dessert Hop and ARBA Show

Jaxon was trying to decide if he wanted to start raising and showing Cavies - Guinea Pigs, so he was loaned a Guinea Pig to give it a try. He did well handling the lil rodent 😜

 They won blue and champion ribbons

 

 Jaxon and his 4H buddy Lucas

A Weekend in Seattle

It has been several years since I had been to Seattle, a Managers meeting was my last time. MB went for a business trip a couple years ago and J had never been. We took a direct flight from Redmond to Seatac and then used Link light rail to get around. Jaxon doesn't remember using the Trax in SLC, so figuring Link out and riding the train was pretty fun for him 

 So many tall buildings, something we don't see very often any more.

We bought the City Pass and had a busy couple days seeing as many sights as we could squeeze in.

Visiting the Space Needle was pretty cool and windy 😉 

Headed to what I remember as the EMP - Experience Music Project but now called MoPOP - Museum of Pop Culture. The homeless man in the background would be one of many that we would see. Another new experience for J. He was affected and torn, as so many of us can be about the homeless. He asked us, as we were leaving The Cheesecake Factory one evenong, if he could give his take home meal to the man outside the building, the man was so very grateful.

Listening to music - so much of this museum was from my era. hmmm - getting old. 

  My shoes matched Prince's motorcycle perfectly

 Classic SNL

 This was a phenomenal display of Pearl Jam!

 Showcased movies as well

Checking out the Seattle Science Center. Lots of hands on stuff to check out

 I love aquariums! And Jelly Fish! The Seattle Aquarium didn't disappoint.

 Enjoying the sights on the Piers

Headed to T-Mobile stadium via Link

 Mariners vs White Sox 11-10 ! Great game! 

 Of course some Cracker Jacks

 Mariner Moose

Taking a Harbor Cruise on a beautiful sunny afternoon

 

Sea Lions had taken up residence on the buoy

Shenanigans 

 Loved the heights and lights

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 Found a delish Irish Pub

There was actually a Cruise ship docked for a bit. Totally amazed at the size of those things!

 Found a new Cidery - Locust - Yum

Jaxon Got to experience a little Nintendo

 J was in heaven - we checked out Nike Seattle - he just sat there and tried on shoes

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So glad we found the Biscuit Bitch - best and craziest breakfast we had while we were there

 The fish market

 The Gum Wall

 the weather was beautiful on our last afternoon

 Of course lots of Chowda!

Back to School

This was a tough back to school year for J., towards the end of 6th grade he found out that his beloved lil Community school would no longer go through 8th grade and he'd be going into town to the bigger middle school 2 years sooner than we had anticipated. J is no fan of change, he likes knowing what's coming and he's a planner, list maker and calendar kinda guy.

He dreaded this change all summer long and begged and pleaded to be home-schooled. But we felt this change was important for him to work through. So off to Elton Gregory Middle School for 7th and 8th grade. He became 1 of 100's of 7th graders instead 1 of  25. 

Less than 2 months into the school year he was chosen for the monthly character award, kindness. Proud parent moment! Not only had he adapted to a huge change but he'd done it well and showed kindness to fellow students and teachers along the way!

 Frogs and snails and puppy dog tails

 I must confess, I do dread back to school time as well. He is such a fun adventure buddy, good person to be around and treats me so nice, it's hard to let that go!

Helping me out in the garden one morning, we discovered a baby Jack Rabbit had gotten in through the tiny fence squares and had grown to a size where he couldn't squeeze back out. 

Jaxon to the rescue. He cornered that lil guy and caught him in a bucket and released it out in the field.