a little braces

Halo got her braces off on August 31st!!

the ortho gave her a cake to celebrate!!

a little camping/camper

We bought a pull behind camper-trailer last spring and took it up north this summer. We went up past Ely to Lake One and enjoyed two five-day trips!

the semi-dangerous stairs leading from our campsite down to the lake

 Telling stories by the fire

Mr Camo ;)

SuperDad to the rescue ... of a burning hotdog!

almost tumbling off the dock and kayaking

Admiring Buddy's fish on a stringer in the lake

Foof is quite the kayak-er!

"Oooh! Buddy caught a bass!"

"It's slimy!"

Halo caught a northern ... which was too small to keep :(

untangling her fishing line

photoshoot time!!

Lil' Ezzie

weeds/muck do not taste good :)

mesmerized by the fire

our little camper home!

so that's the gist of our camping trips: fishing, fires, and fun!!

a little gardening

We had a successful garden this summer using the "Back to Eden" technique, involving a lot of newspaper and mulch!

One of our watermelons:

Not sure if we have other garden produce photos but we grew some good tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, and watermelons! Halo also got a raspberry patch going.

a little taco lunch

We live near a little Mexican joint ... the kids really enjoy biking there are getting food :)
Our favorite day is $0.99 taco tuesday!

Taco lunch on the porch :)

a little 2015 summer fun

Lil' G :)

He jumped into the kiddie pool with clothes, shoes, and diaper on, on a hot day this summer!

a little more hiking (June 2015)

a little cousins (June 2015)

SD fun!

cousins, nerf guns, dolls, and the fantastic porch! :)

a little "mountain climbing" (June 2015)

While in South Dakota we went hiking too!

Halo & Ezzie

A lone purple iris.

These little blue butterflies were attracted to Halo's bright nails.

"A hiking we will go, a hiking we will go ..."

Daddy and Baby

Our little explorer :)

 My biggest girl! Almost 16!