Summer Fun

I am not ready for summer to come to an end.

Why does it have to go so fast? I suppose it's because we're running from one activity to the next and time flies! We finished our 6th Summer Dance Camp last week - in my opinion it was the funnest year of Summer Camps yet. We had a great group of kids and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the summer with them!

Here's some pics of one of our favorite family activities this summer. Roasting hot dogs and marshmallows on the new patio!

We've lived in our house for 3 years, so there are a lot of projects we still want to get to. In May I convinced Phil to move the garden shed to the backyard so I could put in a patio for our grill and table. We have had this chiminea - not sure how to spell that - for a long long time but it hasn't ever had a 'home'. We have loved it this summer in the evenings!

Here's a good pic of the patio. Its usually in the shade and a great place to hang out to grill or sit by the fire.

In June we went to the Smoky Hill River Festival in Salina. We had never been - and were surprised at how kid-friendly the atmosphere was! There was crafts and face painting for kids, all free, and a childrens entertainment stage. The music was also great and the aisle of food vendors went on and on. Any kind of food you can imagine...and if you know me very well you know that was my favorite part of the weekend!!

And here's my Dad and Jalyn on the 4th of July!

I know there are a lot of other fun pictures on my camera...if only I could find my camera. It has disappeared and I have a bad feeling an 8 year old girl left it out in the yard. The day before it rained. We have turned the house upside down...so I'm crossing my fingers!