August weather was unusually hot for Corvallis, and very dry. Ben continues to enjoy his karate classes, and is working towards his yellow belt. We all enjoyed the HP company picnic, including launching water balloons, listening to music, eating cotton candy, and topped off with a wonderful fireworks show.
We celebrated Richard's birthday with a family bike ride- which was enhanced by some piano's lining the sidewalks - and dinner out. Richard and the boys are enjoying his new chess set.
We all went to the zoo to watch a Huey Lewis and the News concert. We'd been working up to it for months by introducing the boys to his music, and other than the very high volume I think they liked it. The venue is right next to the elephants, so Ben enjoyed watching the elephants as much as watching the concert.
That weekend, Richard and Owen went on their first canoe camp trip down the Willamette. Ben and I dropped them off up river with enough gear for an overnighter. They did quite a bit of paddling on Saturday, camped out on a rocky island Saturday night, and paddled into Corvallis on Sunday morning. Ben and I took a trip back up to the zoo and we saw ALL the animals this time. Owen and Richard had a blast and are planning their next canoe trip.
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