July Visit to North Dakota

Every July, we make it back to our hometown, Bismarck, to help celebrate my mom's birthday (aka Grandma Good). She is a Yankee Doodle Dandy born on the 4th of July which makes it a BIG celebration! We had a really nice time taking in lots of activities including fireworks in Fargo at Cousin Carl's, Art in the Park, Miller's Annual 3rd of July Party, grandma's birthday dinner at Kobe Japanese Grill, fireworks at Cousin Mike's on the 4th, Raging Rivers Waterpark, Elks Pool, Sertoma Amusement Park, Brad's Annual Beach Blast on the river, morning walks with grandma and Tootsie, brunch at Aunt Helen's, playing with cousins, sharing time with Grandma Good, Papa & Grandma Kemmet, Papa & Grandma Clark, and enjoying a BBQ and slumber party at Uncle Ken's/cousins. All in all, we had a great time but unfortunately our trip was cut short due to baseball and birthdays back in Mpls. The entire family LOVES our trips to ND and miss our family and friends already. Feel free to check out lots more photos by clicking on the Shutterfly Link on the right side of this blog page. 

Cub Scout Camp - June

Better late than never, right? Dave and Dylan once again got to partake in the annual Cub Scout camping trip to the Kiwanis camp site north of Stillwater. They had an awesome time as usual with great friends!  I am told it is BEAUTIFUL country and they all got to camp in some neat log cabins for two nights. Some of the activities included canoeing, pontooning, archery, obstacle course, games, workshops, swimming, BB guns (gun control freaks would be appalled), nature walks, whittling and campfires. They always come home with big smiles and lots of stories which the girls and I love to hear. There's just something about one-on-one quality time between a parent and their child(ren). Thanks, Dave, for making this one of Dylan's favorite memories :)

Summer Sun Feels So Good!

The rain has finally stopped and the sun has come out to play! Let the fun times begin! Between biking, Dylan's new wheels (go-cart), getting out on the boat and tubing, swimming, playing in the sand, barbecues, bonfires......we are off to a really good start. We are all looking forward to spending a week in ND over the 4th with family and friends. We just bought a set of water skis for the kids so when we return, LTD will be ready to get back on the lake and do some skiing. We just LOVE summertime!

Summer Swim Lessons at Foss

LTD just completed a 2-week swim camp at Foss Swim School and absolutely LOVED it! They keep asking to go back which is the first time ever for swim lessons. Hats off to Eric, our extremely knowledgeable and FUNNY swim instructor. They really know how to teach AND make it super fun at Foss and we are already looking forward to going back sometime soon after our summer activities and travels slow down a bit. Just check out these smiles below AND.......no more blue lips :) 

Kicking Off Summer 2013

School may be out but Camp Clark is as active as ever. The kiddos have had so much fun with their sweet friends between birthday parties, the Girl Scout year-end bash/limo ride, a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS), Valleyfair with friends and pool time at Lifetime Fitness. LTD are also partaking in a 2-week swimming camp (8 days, 1/2 hr each day) at Foss Swim School and of course there is still baseball and gymnastics we are finishing up. We have a few other mini camps they are signed up for throughout the summer but we are mainly looking forward to playing outdoors, sharing time with friends, slumber parties, backyard bonfires, outdoor festivals & fairs, boating, tubing, fishing, visiting North Dakota a few times, Leech Lake in August and Boundary Waters over Labor Day weekend. Oh, the dog days of summer are here indeed :)