Camping in the Yard
Addison and Bryn and Leah have been working hard on filling up a sticker chart to earn our family some fun activities this summer. The first one they earned was a trip to the aquatic center near our house. No pictures of that, but it was absolutely a blast! The next activity was a lot of fun too. We got to make foil dinners and camp in our backyard. Nate picked a spot under an the apple trees for the tent. It was quite pleasant to be able to look up while we were laying in the tent and see the branches over our heads. Nate got a fire pit for Father's Day. It cooked the dinners to perfection. After supper we laid around and digested and hung out. The kids jumped on the tramp and swung on the swingset and climbed trees and laid on the blanket and looked at leaves with us. The evening passed pretty quickly, even though the sun doesn't go down until really late this time of year! It's fun to watch the kids jumping on the trampoline in t...