Summer has begun!

Finally summer is here. It was a slow start to the warm weather but the kids are loving it. Here is a picture from one the first pool times we have had.

We had to make the very difficult decision to put our Maggie down. She is no longer suffering but we really miss her. Fortunately, we had already planned a camping trip the weekend after we put her down so we were able to get away and have a really great time staying in a yurt. I didn't get any pictures at the campsite for some reason but here are some from the lake and the beach. Here is JA, ready to roll:

Here is a picture from the lake. There was a sandy place to play and a dock, the kids loved it!

Yay! We got the girls in the canoe. They were a little nervous at first but ended up doing really well. We even started with IA in the front and JA with daddy but had to switch halfway through. That was a little crazy!

Playing at the dock:

This is from the first day we went to the beach. It was very windy and cold. We should have taken Auntie M's advice, go to the beach in the morning before the wind picks up!

Brrr!!

And the shipwreck which we didn't really get to enjoy b/c we were so cold!

Ahh, going in the morning is so much better! Here is another shot of the shipwreck at the beach. Pretty cool! The kids were much more interested now that they could look at it without freezing.

It was low tide, so there were lots of safe puddles to play in, and boy did they play in them!

"Where's my feet?"

Building sand castles (or at least playing in the sand):

Running through puddles:

Just running:

Wild child, even with crazy hair, this girl is pretty!


Finally, one last shot of our beloved Maggie. She was the best dog ever!