Summer Fun

 

This summer was filled with all things outdoors.  It was a super hot summer so we spent as much time in the water and up in the mountains.  We swam, played in the sprinklers, went boating and played in the lake, hiked and ate our fair share of popsicles and snow cones.  We were just go go go all summer long.  I taught a couple of weeks of swim lessons at my mom's pool, the kids did a soccer, tennis and basketball camps.  McKay finally took the next step with his swimming and can jump off the diving board and swim the whole length of the pool by himself without any floaties.  It may have taken a little convincing with a bribe to Jump Time, but it was totally worth it.  We spent as much time as possible with family and most evenings you could find us at either my parents or Craig's parents house swimming and eating dinner.  The kids love spending time with their cousins and consider them their closest friends.  Each day the kids also had to do their work books and they were good sports about it, especially since they got a quarter each time they did it.  It will be a sad day when a quarter is no longer enough motivation.

We headed up to McCall as often as possible and went on at least one if not two hikes each time we were up there.  We did 11 hikes from Memorial Day to Labor Day.  The kids as always did great and we are excited to push them even farther and steeper next summer.  This summer we hiked to Goose Creek Falls, Boulder Lake, Twin Lakes, Anderson Lake, Kennally Creek, Grass Mountain Lakes, Lake Rock Lake, Shirts Lake, Lake Serene, 4th of July Lake and Washington Lake.  We are so lucky to live in a place that offers so many wonderful hikes with such amazing scenery so close to our home. We LOVE Idaho!

A few other notable things that happened this summer...Brooklyn got glasses.  It's not a super strong prescription but enough that she was having trouble seeing the board at the end of last year.  So now she wears them at school when the teacher is doing things up at the front of the class.  We went to the Stampede Rodeo and the kids LOVED it.  And last but definitely not least, I got to go to the Jonas Brothers concert with some friends from the gym.  Yes, I know you are jealous.  It was actually a really great show and I love me some Jonas Brothers. All in all it was a fantastic summer filled with fun and sun and family!!