Tanner's 8th grade campout

This June, I was able to (with the help of several chaperons) take Tanner's class on a camp out at Silver Falls.  We stayed in an amazing old sheep farm called "Old Lodge."  We had a HUGE fire pit in the middle  in which we made cookie s'more sandwiches, made "hobo" dinners, warmed up on cold nights, etc.  We had a dance party, complete with a disco ball and strobe lights, we went on 6 mile hikes, we had spaghetti wars, ate lots of good meals and played to our hearts' delight.  It was a blast, and I had so much fun watching Tanner socialize and have a hugely fun memory of his 8th grade year.  I'm so excited, yet sad he's old enough to be entering high school in the fall.  He is a GREAT kid and I'm so proud of him, but mainly-JR and I feel really blessed at all he's taught us.