Our one and only camping trip this year was to Round Lake for our annual camp with friends trip. It was a lot of fun, even if I slept poorly. We forgot the pillows. And I took close to no photos with the exception of the ones below of Maeve playing with fire. We got in a lot of really fun lake time and everyone had a wonderful time!

In May, we had our landscaping in our front yard done and I'm so happy with it! I've planted a bunch of plants and my daughters love to pick flowers and make bouquets. It's just the best. We've spent some evening sitting outside on the porch watching the girls put together bouquets and once, flower crowns. So worth it!

Our second trip out to the Banks Lake/Grand Coulee area! Our girls were very enthusiastic about returning to the same place we stayed at last year and playing in the lake! Of course we had a lovely time. Highlights include: swimming in gorgeous Banks Lake, finding a ton of shells, renting a paddle board and eating super good Mexican food from a truck two nights in a row! This is a mini vacation that we would happily repeat!

I feel immense gratitude for my very generous friend who has a pool and who always responds with, "Anytime" or "Of course" or "Yes!" every time I've asked if we could swim in her pool. It's been a bright spot in our summer!

One lovely July day, we ventured north to Loon Lake. We hadn't been there before, but we sure enjoyed our first trip! The water was beautiful and warm. Having a dock and rocks to play on, plus sand - that was awesome! The girls got to fish... It was kind of a perfect day and we didn't want to leave. Just what this summer needed a splash of... a normal feeling, fun summer day!