We had a WONDERFUL summer of pure laziness and lots of family time. We are so grateful to be able to spend time with all of our family members. It makes me sad to realize that we probably won't see some of them until summertime rolls around again! We really do treasure the time we had with each of our family members.
We sure love summer around here. Probably a little too much as it takes us awhile to get use to school schedules again. We kicked off the summer by sending Jerek to High Adventure and the rest of us took a road trip to see Rachel in Washington. We got to drive thru Mt. Rainer Park and it was absolutely beautiful!
We survived the 8+hr drive there and back. Barely. But we did.
June was also filled with swimming lessons for all, scout day camp for Blake, and volleyball camp for Em. We also celebrated Blake's 10th birthday with family in Hansen. It's always fun with cousins! We also very much enjoyed our first Stanger family reunion in Bear Lake. The kids still talk about it! We can't wait for the next one! Bear Lake is such a beautiful place and we are so glad that every family member was there.
We survived the 8+hr drive there and back. Barely. But we did.
June was also filled with swimming lessons for all, scout day camp for Blake, and volleyball camp for Em. We also celebrated Blake's 10th birthday with family in Hansen. It's always fun with cousins! We also very much enjoyed our first Stanger family reunion in Bear Lake. The kids still talk about it! We can't wait for the next one! Bear Lake is such a beautiful place and we are so glad that every family member was there.
July we had even more family fun with cousin camp! We made marshmallow shooters, went 4-wheeling, night games, and even some crafts. We left Addi and Blake with Aunt Rachel and Emmalee and I headed back to Boise to get ready for Girls Camp! It was our first ward camp in a long time. As camp director, it was a lot of work. But totally worth it! We went to Cascade and went white water rafting, hiked to Blue Lake, boating, and then all the fun girls camp stuff! We had a great time and I think Em had a great first time experience!
August was spent getting ready for school and all our last of summer hurrah activities. We had an Anderson get-together in Hansen with all of Jerek's siblings. We had fun exploring small town Idaho, playing games, and just being together. This month Jerek and I also celebrated 15 YEARS together! It's crazy how much fun we have together. I'm so lucky to have him in my life and especially as my eternal companion!
