For the first summer ever, we sent all three kidlets to summer camp. This was a huge deal for us as we've spent summer after summer together--planning and experiencing adventures on our own--and those adventures gave way to an incredibly first summer camp experience at Brooks School Summer Day Camp. The program is very well executed and allowed our kids to craft, swim, and take advantage of a variety of sports and social activities. They've already asked to return next year..so apparently, it was a success! :)
During the summer month of July, we also got to meet one of the newest members of our family, Ms. Ashlynn Krieger, who became the bride of our nephew Branden. The couple married in July and headed off on a whirlwind East coast honeymoon, which allowed them a few days at the Kingdom. Even though Ashlynn's daughter Audrilynn was left behind in the care of her grandparents, we enjoyed time with the newlyweds, who also finally got to meet their cousins--Abby, Alec and Aramis. Hopefully, future visits will be enjoyed as we learned recently that Bran and Ashlynn are expecting and will welcome a new addition to their family in the Spring of 2014.
Even though our house is rarely without guests/visitors, our Summer Bucket List remains in effect and the kidlets hound their parents about checking off other items. To keep the momentum going this summer, we took advantage of another baseball game with a twist--Star Wars Night at the Lowell Spinners. What fun it was for the kids (and us adults who enjoyed beer and fried dough) to see Darth Vadar on the field, and other Star Wars characters around the ball park. Seems our mini ball players are primed and ready for the Spring season!
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| Abby can't even resist the 'bad guys...' |
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| Darth Vadar makes an appearance on the field... |
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| We enjoyed 'sleepovers with friends' followed by delicious Mickey Mouse pancake breakfasts! |
And...we made a trip to Storyland...one of our kids favorite local amusement parks. After riding the rides for hours and getting our faces painted, we enjoyed the nature of New Hampshire and special time together as a family. Funny though to look back and see just how big our kids are getting compared to some of our first/early trips to places like Storyland when the children were infants. We are incredibly proud parents and hope each and every day that we're raising healthy, happy, solid individuals. Only time will tell if we've done our job well.
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| Aramis at the early stages of becoming Spiderman |
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| He's got his 'mean guy' superhero face on... |
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| Abby the beautiful blue princess... |
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| Alec 'Two Face" He's the nastiest villain of them all! |
One of the final touches was our effort to introduce our kids to the water via boat. The boys seemed to take to it immediately, so we envision much more canoeing, kayaking and row boating in our future. Who knows, maybe Tony will bait a hook and teach them how to fish too! :)
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