A Weekend Away

Remember this place?
We just can't stay away!

We spent a SCORCHING weekend with our cousins/friends...the little air conditioner and fan sure were appreciated!

...ditto on the pond...

I'm not sure how many times he jumped..but by the end of the weekend he was diving/flipping off of the dock. Swimming lessons sure helped him this year!

Thanks guys for sharing your vacation spot!

Campin' Out

Not sure their camping gear is enough for extreme conditions...thankfully we had a beautiful night this weekend. They begged, I gave in, they stayed out all night.

~My campers~

I don't know when my two oldest got big enough to camp out in the backyard alone. Maybe it happened the last time I blinked. sigh. My children are growing up.

I'm Knee Deep...

...In summer's rainbow...

I will be back sometime soon, when things slow down. {which at this rate will be sometime in the next...umm..century!}

A Sure Sign It's Summer

Fourth Fun

{Exploring the woods along "grandpa's" river}

{Who knows how many Oreo's}

{Sparklers that grandma found tucked away in the cupboard}

{..and a picture of the box they came in...just cause I thought they were neat!}

{Croquet}

{Lots of bubbles with the cousins}

We had an old-fashioned picnic down by the river. Fried Chicken..Potato Salad..Watermelon..and Brownies.

We did go into town to watch fireworks. No camera, No pictures!

R&R and A Few Chigger Bites!

We were blessed to be able to spend a long weekend with my family. We stayed in some very nice, clean cabins (with A/C!)

Our Cabin - The Pioneer

Gathering around the map to try to help the late-er comers find their way. In the end, we weren't much help....this time the gps was better! The cabins are way back in and can be tricky to find!

Lots of canoe rides were taken on the private pond...thanks uncle and grandpa!

The girls hangin' out on the rafts...catching some rays!

Jump!

This is where the little boys spent the weekend...dumping sand into the water :)

We had a fun weekend together...lots of eating, swimming and R&R. If you ever need a relaxing getaway...I can give you a phone# and directions. This is our 3rd time to visit and we hope to be able to go again sometime!

Kettle Donuts!

We had yummy donuts while camping. My dear aunt made the dough on Saturday night and let it rise while we slept...

It takes everyone's help!

Adding the glaze......

Yummers!

They were quite pleased with the results!

Family Campout

We went camping this past weekend ... and had the opportunity to do lots of fun things!

Using our Christmas gift tent.

A Birthday hat contest...competing for a Marion's gift certificate.

Lots of bike riding.

S'mores! Yum. Yum!

Plenty of snoozing.



Multiple trips to the pool.

Fun with cousins in the sandbox.

Things We've Been Up To

Yesterday the children played outside in the water. Sometimes I groan at the dirty, grassy swim things. It is so worth it though,because they play together for a long time and then they are tired and don't have any trouble falling asleep!

My cautious one...he preferred that the boat was wet, not him.

My not-so cautious one. What fun is a kiddie pool if you can't run and jump and splash all the water out? It may be time to upgrade pool sizes, don't you think?

Quite pleased with himself.

We've been spending our mornings this week here:

...at Crocodile Dock! (aka: vacation bible school)

This was our Bible point for today.

I'm helping in the Video Theater. The material is geared toward the kids, of course. But I have been able to gain alot of encouragement also.

So, I haven't forgotten about blogland. I've just had alot going on!