Evy Camp Wapsie

Evy and three of her close friends were off to Camp Wapsie for their first overnight camp experience. 

Cabin 7 warrior princess training.

The cabins teamed up and tried to see which cabin could get the most mud off of the Leaders in Training. 

Cabin 7 won the super-duper award for having the cleanest cabin. 

Mission Impossible. Evy's week at camp was super hot!

Warrior princess dinner.

Evy got to go horse back riding every morning. She rode Mark each day. 

Evy's counselor Grace, going over Princess Warrior training. 

Making lanyards

Bunk mates

We were so sad to say goodbye to our love for a week. 

Bye sissy! Charlie was very sad to leave her big sis.

Will was sad to leave his sister.

Berry Pickers

We heard the blueberry crop was plentiful so we spent an hour in 90 degree heat picking berries. The kids didn't last long. The complaining of heat started pretty early on. The bushes had tons of beetles on them so that was also off-putting. We picked two pounds of blueberries, 1 pound of strawberries and picked up some maple syrup to round out our haul. Then, back in the car with air conditioning cranked up high!

Evy stuck to the strawberry plants. They are her favorite.

Will said, "I don't have any in my bucket. I ate them all."

Pretty sure Charlie continuously spilled her bucket as she ran between the strawberry and blueberry patches. 

The End of An Era

Each summer the kids and I love to go to the city park amusement rides. Today, when we arrived there was a news camera taking footage. I had no idea why. Then, on the evening news I saw that this is the last summer for the rides. So sad!!! The rides have been such a fun thing to do. This was also the first summer that Evy was too big to ride the airplanes. Sad day all around!

Too Much Adventure

Evy was supposed to paddle board at Wildlife Camp last week but they had horrible weather and missed out on several activities due to the rain. So, I told her we could go paddle boarding. We rented paddle boards for the girls and a kayak for Will and I and set off on the lake. Charlie couldn't quite get her paddle board to go straight so I drug her back to the dock and exchanged the paddle board for another kayak. By the time we caught up to Evy she was standing on the shore while her friend was in the middle of the lake with two paddle boards. So, then I hauled Evy back to her paddle board. We finally made it to the spillway where I nearly sliced my feet open on rocks. Ouch!! On the trip back to the dock we were rowing into the wind and things didn't get any easier. I ended up having to attach Evy's paddle board to my kayak and paddle her back to the dock. We paid for a 1 hour rental but this entire ordeal took more like 2.5 hours. 

Volleyball

The girls participated in a little volleyball clinic this summer. They were not fans. On the first day Charlie jammed her finger so bad it turned black and blue. They keep telling me they are done with volleyball forever. Ha!

While Mom is Away...

I escaped to Arizona for 3 nights with some girlfriends. 

We enjoyed a morning hike, Pilates and yoga. 

Lounging by the pool. 

Heading out for dinner. 

On Friday Scott took the day off to stay with Will. They hit up the children's museum and chick-fil-a for lunch. 

Friday night Will's friend had a birthday party. 

Saturday at petland.

First time at shaved ice.

Almost asleep on the floor.

Kids and Dads over for a party Saturday night.

I think everybody had a fun weekend.