Welcome!

It's the first edition of the Nash News online! I am hoping to keep this spot up to date on the latest adventures of our family.

Summer has come to an end and school has finally begun. Everett has started fifth grade (!) and Camille is a big second grader! Wow!

Lindsey is a home body with mom and Claire this year. She was, however, dressed and ready for school on the first day that the others went back. She was even up with the sun like they were! Our goal for her is to learn the alphabet and be able to count past 15 by the end of the year.

We enjoyed a beautiful Willamette Valley summer. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous with temps in the 70s-80s for the most part. We've loved being back in Oregon. We even had a garden with corn, basil, carrots, and pumpkins (13 to be exact). We even have tomatoes which is funny for two people who don't like tomatoes.

Camille auditioned for the Oregon Children's Choir and was accepted. She will begin rehearsals next week. The OCC consists of several smaller choirs divided by age. She is in the Prelude Choir which is made up of 2nd and 3rd grade girls.

Everett earned his Bear Badge along with a gold and a silver arrow point in scouts this summer. He is now in Webelos.

Last week our family took a day trip to the coast for the first time in four years. We had a great time playing on the beach. The kids wasted no time getting soaked in the surf. They played in the sand building a sand castle and even flew our kite. We got to see the Heceta Head lighthouse and collected lots of shells. Even if they were mostly broken.

A trip to Eastern Oregon to see Grandma and Papa Oliva in July was the highlight of the summer. Everett and Camille enjoyed fishing, swimming, and yard sale-ing finding bargains wherever they went.

Now we are in back-to-school mode. Homework...more homework.....ugh!

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