A Day at the Farm

The boys got to check out a new farm with Grandma and Grandpa. As you can see from the pictures, this place has nearly everything a little boy could love.  And love it, they did!

Animals to pet

and tractors to ride.

A train.

Rope swings

into the hay.

Barn kitties

to hold.

Ponies to ride.

Games to play

and rocks to throw.

So much fun to be had in one place!

A Real Campout

We did it. We finally went camping with the boys. It was awesome. And hot. Really hot. We got the very last campsite available, and in hindsight I can see why it hadn’t been taken. There was no shade. zero. Normally, shade wouldn’t have mattered, but we happened to pick the hottest weekend of the summer. Yes, it was only in the 90’s, but for us it was scorchin’.

Thankfully there was a river right by the campground where we spent the better portion of the day.

When it came time to cook dinner at our campsite, we had to park the car so that it created some shade for us.

And that shade made it just a little more bearable to have a campfire to cook on.

The boys didn’t care. They found shade by the tent to eat their mac-n-cheese.

When the sun finally set, it was cool enough to play a new card game with the boys, WAR.

And to roast some marshmallows.

We even managed to take a pretty good family shot with the self timer. And on the first try!

Catching Up

Summer has already flown by and I’ve fallen WAY behind on blogging!  So this post’s dedicated to catching you up to speed on the rest of our adventures in July.

A Day Out with Thomas the Train has become a summer tradition with Grandma.

 

Our two little pirates at the Pirate Scavenger Hunt at our community center.

Fishing with Daddy at Rattlesnake Lake.

Coeur d’Alene

Boating with Boppa at the Lake.

Picnic lunch on Pirate Island.

Lots of swimming!

And cannonballs off the back of the boat!