And Summer Comes to a Close

I can't believe summer vacation has finally come to an end.  Hannah and Ashley start school tomorrow.

We have enjoyed a fun and busy summer.  We finished up with a bang on a camping trip this weekend with our friend group.  This time we went to Twin Lakes in Idaho and the kids had a blast.  It's amazing to me that you can give kids a canoe, paddles, and two feet of water and they can be entertained for 7+ hours and then wake up the next morning and start all over again.

We are so blessed to have such amazing friends that are willing to hang with us.  I love how well all of the kids get along with one another.  It makes the outings so much fun.

As summer closes, here's a recap:

• Six weeks of swimming lessons....and Mom survived!
• Hiking the Subway
• Oler Family Reunion
• Camp trips with friends to: Crystal Hot Springs, Wellsville Dam, George Town Idaho, Beaver Mountain and Twin Lakes
• Rides at the Cache County Fair and staying out and riding until 11 p.m.
• Rodeo at the Cache County Fair and how amazing the girls were
• Making new friends at Aunt Emma's
• Once a week with Traci where she took the girls to the Splash Pond, Bear Lake and the Aquatic Center......twice
• Finding Fireflies
• The girls catching frogs
• Fun times in Nibley for the girls catching chickens
• July 24 party at our house and enjoying the Mendon fireworks

Hannah told my mom the other day on the phone that we really haven't done much this summer.  What?!?  I hope she'll look at this list some day and say, "Wow!  My parents are amazing!  We had a great summer!"

Now it's time to bring on homework, piano, TaVaci and soccer.  Fall is here.  Bring it on!