Savoring Summer

"There's no other love like the love for a brother.

There's no other love like the love from a brother."

Is it possible that summer has come to an end? This is the question that everyone is asking themselves right now and I am no different. We have gone and done SO much this summer. Every year, on the first day of summer, we sit down together and make out our summer stash. This is usually done on some incredibly cute scrapbook paper

and each paper lists an activity we would like to do this summer.

And we did our very best to accomplish all of these activities this summer.

Here's our summer in pictures.

Some are big moments like going to the Great Wolf Lodge and catching a Rangers game

or birthday parties

others are not as big like having snow cones with our buddies

or selling lemonade.

But I think in the long run, these "small" moments probably mean the most.

A night at the museum: No light in the whole place! It was an awesome experience!

Savoring some watermelon with my little girl (while dodging watermelon seeds from all the boys!)

Hiking to the top of Palo Duro Canyon with Grandpa

Dacie bonding with Dustin in the Mountains

Daxtyn Fishing in Colorado with "D" ( I realize it is incredibly strange for someone in our family to be nicknamed "D", but that's how it is!)

Just Hangin' Out

Family Reunions:

Putt Putting- I Putt Putted enough for my entire life while on our vacation in Colorado, but it's always interesting and I ALWAYS get irritated and give up by the 14th hole. I stink at putt-putt!

Dayton's first camp out with his Best Buddies in the Playhouse- ALL alone- During a terrible storm!

Going to an Elvis "tribute Artist" concert!(that deserves a post all its own!)

"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them."