Saying Goodbye to Summer

Well, this has definitely been our busiest summer yet, but by far our best! We have had so much fun playing and traveling. In fact, school is in now but we just couldn't let go so we took a couple more weekend trips this month. Here's some pics and details from those. :)

First we took our annual trip to Pacific Beach, WA to camp and visit our friends the Shakespeare's. The weather this year was amazing and we lived at the beach on Friday and Sat. The kids had so much fun. The only thing missing was the Shakespeare's. :( They had a family wedding that weekend and couldn't be with us. We missed them so much but know that we'll see them soon. There was definitely no lack of friends with us. We went with a huge group of families from our ward and friends in the area. We pretty much took over the camp ground and had a blast. It was so much fun with all our friends. I hope that next year even more can come!! Here's some pictures...


Oh how my kids love the sand!




Shane was worried about the cookies getting lost so he carried them with him!! Of course, later that night he miss placed them and the raccoons had them for a midnight snack. :)



All the kids had a chance to meet the camp ground mascot. He handed out little prizes and stickers to them and posed for pictures. The kids were so excited that you have thought it was Santa visiting!


Not sure what Damon was doing here so we decided we better leave and give him some privacy!! :)

Lots of laughs were had by all. It was a great weekend!




I promised my kids a trip to the zoo this summer. Nothing like coming through on the last day of summer vacation! The Friday before school started we went to the zoo and had a great time. The weather was beautiful and the animals were great.



We went up to Jeff's parents cabin at Lake Tyee (up North by Mt. Baker) for a weekend as well. It was fun to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Sligh. The weather could have been a lot better but it didn't seem to bother the kids. We did some swimming, putt putt golf, hiking (sort of) and lots of eating. Our friends the Surprenants came along with us and that made for a great weekend!





I just had to get a picture of the guys in front of the Golden Falcon one last time before Jeff's mom sells the trailer. :) Look out...that owl on Jeff's shoulder is real!


Then for one last horaah, Jeff took the kids down to Oregon to go riding at Sand Lakes. It was quite the adventure with a few hiccups along the way, some of which are, getting lost, getting a ticket, and having the trailer break down. But despite the problems they had such a wonderful time! You can tell by the smiles in the pictures. Abigail and Wyatt have taken to riding just as their daddy had hoped. They love it and they love having special time with their father. Jeff is such an amazing dad. We are lucky to have him and we love him very much!!





What an amazing summer!!!