Last Days of Summer

The kids were determined to spend the last few weeks of summer doing as little as possible. Some days Dillan would get frustrated if I told him I needed to go to the store because he did NOT want to put clothes on! They played the Wii every morning until finally got...bored. Once the boredom set in, it was Mom who suffered. It was too hot to go outside or do anything. Those days were hard. When Daddy finally got home, we ate dinner and discovered the temp outside was better. Poking around in the garage, the kids rediscovered their bikes. Some little tune-ups, new helmets, and smash! Now they are hooked!

It's a new found freedom that they love. Mom and Dad are now in the market to get bikes of our own.
 A bike riding family!
It's a forgotten dream of mine finally coming true!

Drewby absolutely LOVES his bike. Although there's just one problem-he doesn't pedal. He insists on putting on the helmet and sitting on the bike, waiting for someone to push or pull him.
So once I finally get a bike, I will have to figure out a seat or trailer for him. Or he will have to let me know what works for him.  Now if we can get Leah to ditch the training wheels she doesn't need, we'll be good to roll!

Shaver!

It is such hard work waiting for Shaver Time to roll around. The kids (and parents) had to dig out all sorts of patience to wait for the day to finally come! The days just seemed to drag on until the cousins arrived and we were ON OUR WAY!!!

 

This year Papa came up with the brilliant idea of adopting a cove and dedicating it to Kaley and Tayler. Duh! Why didn't we think of this before? 80 hours of picking up trash, with the Taylors? Piece o cake! The kids didn't even complain. They had fun trying to figure out what some of the stuff was they were finding. Yes, mostly bottle caps and cigarette butts. There were a couple treasures found, too. A turtle-shaped sand toy and a squirt stick!











 We also discovered another hidden treasure in town: Hawaiian Shaved Ice! Perfect after the hot days at the lake, just before dinnertime. Next year: Amazing breakfast crepes!!!










The kids were over excited to be with cousins. They played in the sand, played in the water, rowed the kayaks to "rock island," played frisbee and snacked to their hearts' content! Dillan even braved the tube this year behind the boat and loved it! Drew couldn't wait each morning to get on Papa's boat and go "simmy-simmy!" He's been going through all the pictures and points out Papa's boat almost as much as he points out Baby Gwennie!

It's the best time of the year, we love being with the family and making memories!