Oh what do you do in the summer time?!!?

I have so many pictures to go along with this post and that I had to add them this way. Hope you enjoy it.

Once we made it through the 4th of July we spent some time having more summer fun.

First: Liberty park. I have never been before and a couple of my friends invited us to go along with them. It exceeded my expectations. There are cements water canals, a water playground, a huge sand box play area and lots of people. The girls loved exploring the water canals although I was somewhat worried about ALL the people and sharing the germs and whatever else was growing in the water. It seemed to keep them cool and they had a great time. The best part for me was that it was absolutely free.

Second: Pioneer day fun. I didn't have my camera for the girls performances at the Fiesta Days, go figure, but Giselle has some great ones once she gets her camera back! Sorry! The kid's parade was again riding bikes down main street. Mia couldn't miss out on her chance. I talked her into pulling off at Key Bank and picking her up once again on the way back. The kid's love this parade for some reason. I can't wait for the day when I don't have to walk down main street supervising them. We didn't make it to the derby this year and therefore no derby turkey either. It is a tradition I really miss. We will shoot for next year!

Third: BEAR LAKE. This had to be the highlight of our summer. I am positively sure that my kids will always have great memories of this vacation. We spent EVERY day at beach except one when we went to Minnetonka cave. The only thing that would have made it better is to have our mom and dad, Allen and Patrice and Evan, Uncle Noah, and mostly our daddy with us the whole time. The kids played hard but I am sure the parent's played harder. Somewhere between guitar hero and the pedicures I managed to thoroughly enjoy myself. I hope we get back there every year.

Fourth: Seven Peaks. I had not been there since my senior year in high school. The girls had a spectacular time and I was very impressed with Ellie being so brave based on her reaction riding the tube at Bear Lake. We stayed for eight hours so we could get our moneys worth.

Fifth: Bisel Reunion. Swinging in the trees, eating, playing in the trees, eating, going for a ride to eat, auctions, and more eating. Just to recap the weekend.

Last but not least...Happy Birthday to Tess: We had three little birthday parties for Tess. I cannot believe she will be going to school in two weeks. I hope I have taught her everything she needs to know. It seems once Ellie started school there were many more influences in her life than just me!

We have had a great summer and a great big thanks to mom and dad for allowing us to enjoy ourselves at Bear Lake. Hope you can join us next time.