It's The Time For Summer Fun

School has been out for the kids for almost a month now, with just over a month left of "summer holidays" for more adventures and summer time fun! Want to see some of what we've been up to so far?  There's been some camping, some summer camp for the kids and a lot of family time at home... 

Gamer Boy insists on his games!

Summer rains give us some pretty sky views.

A hammock rigged up in the back yard gives the kids some where to simply hang around! 

Yeah this is what happens when it's really hot and Writer mom has no desire to cook ANYTHING! 

A smoky view at The Farm...

The gorgeous view from near Heli Dad's home town - which should explain why we spend as much time as we can there during the summer! 

Summer calls for ice cream! It screams for ice cream!! 

Princess loves her horses... 


And this year she has shared her love of riding with Angel Face!! 


Yikes! Princess is growing up way too fast! 

And talk about growing up too fast - I swear Angel Face was just a baby last week!

When grandmother gets a new baby, all the kids become mushy... 

When family movie night rolls around, it's cuddle time for this momma and little girl!


We've also had job changes, new business and a few other new exciting things going on but most of those are focused on Heli Dad and I, so I'll talk about that more another time!

The kids and I have been hitting up the local library a couple times a week for books, videos and just something to do when it gets hot outside. But this week we've got quite a few exciting thing going on so the adventures will continue for next time!!

See you again soon!

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