End of Summer Fun

This summer was the best yet.  It was the first year I didn't have a baby, so we got to do tons of cool things!  I'm kind of sad school is already here...we were having a blast.

We went camping a few times.  In July, we "camped" at Wanderlust in Eureka Springs.  Turns out it wasn't really camping, but it turned into such a fun weekend riding the trolley downtown and swimming in the pool.  Video: Wanderlust camping trip  (I love this Clipper app, thanks Rach!)

We spent so much time at the pool this summer, and the girls both made great strides.  Those puddle jumper floaties are the best invention of this century.  Syd loves to just float around, kicking her legs.
Millie now does cannonballs and slides and swims all over with her face under water (as long as she has her goggles on).  This is huge.  At the beginning of the summer, she wouldn't even get her face wet.  Video: Mills going down the slide at the Devil's Den campground two weekends ago.

s'mores education

Devil's Den was really fun for the girls.  So much to do down there.  No cell phone reception either.  Great family time!

canoeing with daddy

paddle-boating with piddy...she was almost asleep behind those glasses

you can't really see the friendly squirrel, but we had fun feeding him trail mix

morning hike with my girls

We attended the annual Tontitown Grape Festival.  Great kiddie rides for the girls.  Our brave girl rode the ferris wheel with daddy.  And corn dogs too!  Video: grape festival 

carousel

KK turned 36 this month.  I have gray hair now.  Wah wahhhh

Papa came out for a day to help celebrate my bday.  He made delicious food, of course.  The girls LOVE having him here.  Syd was especially attached this time.

It was about 1,000 degrees that day...ice cream helped.

My birthday date - we went to Crystal Bridges to see the new Warhol/Wyeth exhibit.  Loved our funky little museum here.

The week before school started, we organized a pool party.  It was so fun!  All of our best buds came: Tate, Finley (not pictured), Beckham, Syd, Mills, Hadley, Anniston, Elle (forefront)...also our neighbors Asher and Esme (not pictured).

Syd and Tate <3  these chubby blonde babies are only two days apart and are in the same MDO class this year!

Elle's pointing her toes, of course!  Millie was annoyed to have to take time out for pics.

We love our little neighbors!  Esme and Syd enjoying watermelon pops...awesome idea.

Oh Fin...sweetest girl around.  I made chocolate covered pretzel rods and the kids were thrilled!

Another fun outing before school started was to the Amazeum.  It's our new children's museum.  This was our first time.  There was so much to do, we didn't even get to all of it!

We've had a hundred popsicles this summer!

And about fifty ice cream cones. ;)

Pretty much the best summer ever.

Back to school now...ready for pumpkin patches and Halloween!