Holding on to Summer

So this spring our yard went through a small make over.  Who am I kidding?  It was a HUGE make over!  

It went from this . . . . 

To This!

We bit the bullet, opened up the bank account and splurged!  So far it has been well worth it!  It doesn't get better than a beautiful summer afternoon watching the kids play together on the sport  court!  Ok, not just the kids - the dad too!

Carson is fair competition for Darcy these days!  It is a pretty even game!  I guess it is every dad's dream to have their son become good competition at whatever they like to play.  

A little one on one competition between Kailey and Jordan only makes Jordan a better ball player!

While 3 kids play on the sport court . . . .

Sadie practices her dancing, jumps, and pointing her toes! 

Black Jack enjoys what lush grass we have left as most of it disappeared when the sport court arrived.  We are trying to enjoy every last day of summer because we know eventually the seasons change and winter will be upon us.  For now we will enjoy the beautiful weather we have had this summer!

Best Pictures of the Summer!

 We have a bald eagle that lives just down the lake from our cabin.  One morning while we were pulling the kids skiing we saw it fly down the lake, swoop up and land on the very top of a tree.  I had to get a good picture of this handsome bird and so I did!  They are so neat to look at!

I loved this picture of Carson in the middle of a front flip off the dock.

And of course the flying lesson mastered!  David and Carson planking the lake together!

Boys and Their Tricks

Boys and their tricks!  Jordan has figured out how to do a back flip and now he back flips off of everything.  Here he is in action!

 Of course Carson can do it to!

Carson really thinks he can fly. He has been practicing really hard all summer!

 Even without his wings he flies like Superman!

 Now he is trying to spiral around while he flies.

And now flying Lessons for David.

 The Pep talk and the plan . . . 

the take off . . .  

 and the flying!

 Just call them Batman and Robyn!

 "Those Crazy Boys!" says Kailey

Cousins! That's What Summer is All About

We love spending time with cousins and friends at the cabin.

 The boys!  Jordan, Weston, Cody, and Carter showing off their muscles!  

One day they might actually have some.

 Jordan insists he has a 6 pack.  Can you see it?

This summer my cousin Leslie came to visit with her kids.  We had so much fun catching up and watching the kids have so much fun together!

My kids, Leslie's kids, and my niece Lily.  What a cute group rug rats. 

Kelly, Ashley and Kailey

 Jaden and Sadie just looking cool!

David and Carson looking cool as well!

Carson looking cool - NOT!  Getting ready to go to the Olympics?  In your dreams Carson!

Glow Sticks

Every year the kids look forward to glow stick nights at the cabin.  This is just one big party with music  blaring and kids dancing.  This year they realized that they could use the deer head on the wall of the living room to play "hoop the deer".  Grandma and Grandpa were in bed and they could hear this tap, tap, tap on the wall.  They came out to see what was going on and the deer was covered with glow stick hoops.  We had to laugh.

Another night we were partying down at the fire and the kids were writing words with their glow sticks.  We LOVE the cabin!