In July, my Dad turned 60 and all my siblings turned up in Calgary to celebrate. It's not very often that we have the whole family together so it sure was fun! We spent a Saturday at Sundance Lake swimming and playing. Archer loved me, probably because I look and sound like his Mom, my sister! The kids all got along so well!

After we soaked up the beach, we went to my parents house to BBQ and eat cake. It was a pretty great day! So awesome to be all together.

We took a quick little trip out to Yahk to visit my parents. Of course the weather wasn't great, but we made the best of it! We went to the farmer's market and swam in the community pool, which is a pretty great pool! We discovered just how much Maeve loves the water. She floated around in her puddle jumper the whole time and had a bit of a fit when it was time to get out. It was lots of fun! We loved soaking up my parents for a couple of days. We wrapped up the short trip with ice cream from Two Scoop Steve's.

One thing we never got to this summer was riding the Hiawatha Trail. We snuck it in this last Friday on the last weekend it's open. It was really fun, however, I definitely recommend finding the cushiest ride possible because it's bumpy. My bike has no shocks and pretty narrow tires. By the end of it, my head and neck felt like I had spent the day at an amusement park. So now I know... Otherwise, the views were incredible and the weather was perfection. It was a fun trip! Greta struggled a little towards the end. Maeve did great the whole time in her seat. She loves the bike!

Last week we went up to Greenbluff with some of our favorite people and we picked peaches and some plums. The farm we went to has little handcarts and the kids all loved pushing and pulling ours around. This same farm had some sheep and a pig the kids could look at and it had a fun little cabin that made for some great play and make believe! These girls are so creative and fun. 

For our last August weekend, we went camping with friends at Round Lake Idaho. We planned this little trip way back in June and everyone has looked forward to it. There were 5 families and we had a really great time! The kids all got along great and while the weather wasn't hot, it wasn't bad. Unfortunately just a couple days before our camping trip, fires were banned from Idaho campgrounds. Totally get it, but I'm totally sick of the smoke! Regardless, we had a lovely time and... Maeve slept! Yay! If only she had done that on our Priest Lake camping trip. 

Highlights included: kiddos running wild, oohing and aahing over the fish Rob kept pulling out of the water, a little hike with a wooded fort, and jumping into the water with my bestie, Amorette. Summer, you've been so good to us!

Maeve in her fleece reminds me of Greta in hers so many years ago.