How's It Going?

What a weird Summer.

Sister who comes in, came in for a very short time. We packed a lot into those days, and had good "cousin time," which is really what we wanted. Aside from swimming we did some "stuff" with the kids, and some with the grown ups, dealt with teenaged boredom, and had the general going to bed too late. We went to a mine, a small amusement park at night, swimming, (lots of swimming), played a volleyball/newcomb hybrid on a beach volleyball court (where the BB's got shmeared by the visitors!), and a really fun park.  Most of these days were topped off with Dinner at the Grandparents, a few slumber parties, lots of roasted marshmallows, and a fireworks show we don't talk about.

They left, and we continued some fun days. Along with aunt we went kayaking, on a windy choppy day, some ceramics, and then a two day family vacation. Norman Rockwell museum, a nice pontoon boat ride, and a Mountain Adventure park (alpine slide, mountain coaster). Tjhere wasn't really anything for the boy to do, so we went to a farm, and then went back again at 5 to watch the cows being milked.

Now we are getting ready for school, packing one kid up to leave for a year, and just hanging on to the last days of summer.

But what a beautiful world!