Finale of Summer 2012

 When we weren't road tripin' or gardening we did a lot of backyard swimming

 (Venice finally learned to swim)....

 And trips to the Zoo

 ...The County Fair

 Painting! When my folks were out of town we painted their room

I don't know if it was a gift or a prank...

Lots of park fun

 The Mooso Cabin! Garden Valley was so beautiful in the summer!

 This river was cold...but the hot pots were warm!!!

 hanging out in the natural hot springs pools.

 

One last road trip! CA again this time for a surprise party for Poppy

The men wore kilts. Everyone was checking out the man pumping gas in a kilt

Most of the fam is pictured. Nana and Poppy were SO surprised.

 The party was adults only so it was fun catching up with friends!

 The girls enjoyed seeing cousins

This summer was action packed! It was exhausting and wonderful. Have to say I felt a bit of the blues when school started up. 2012 was a great summer.

Summer 2012 Part II

This was after an AWESOME family night lesson by the Poes. My girls still remember it! We got to stay at their home for a couple nights.

 

 A BBQ to remember at the Kitas

 Matt and Lisa working for Chef Ramsey in the background

 caught in the kitchen being cute...?

 Happy 4th of July!

 2 weeks later a Daddy-Daughter trip to Cali was planned! The girls got to spend time with cousins who came with their dads!

 ahhhhh. Cache Creek. We miss it dearly. This was their first time!

 A big success of summer 2012 was our garden! These girls ate all summer happily. We were so blessed! With the extra hot summer the garden was HUGE. These pictures were from June...you can imagine in August what it looked like--a JUNGLE.

 sneaking snacks...not knowing I was sneaking the camera...

 The end of July/beginning of August brought another road trip! This little lady was NOT the best traveller

 This water park was a highlight of the summer. Seeing Nana & Poppy was too.

Part III to come...