Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

We had a fantastic summer, filled with many adventures and memories.  Here's our summer for you in snapshots.  No big descriptions or multiple pictures, because we did too much and I didn't post enough!

My parents rented a huge house in Swain so the whole family could vacation together for a few days.  We played games, had campfires, and swam and boated in the pond that was on the property.  It was Gavin's first vacation!

We went to Disney!  We spent 4 days in Disney and 3 days at our resort.  It was awesome, and although I'm sure I had the most fun, we all enjoyed it.  

We went to the zoo a couple times and visited Larkin Square to eat lunch with Aunt Lisa.

Bison's game with the church crew!

Of course, we had a bunch of water fun.  Pool time and fun in the creek.

Chautauqua County Fair

Camping!  It was surprising how well Gavin did on this trip!

Boating with good friends!

Erie County Fair - Bransen got to be in Gary the Silent Clown's show!

Fantasy Island

 Hiking and adventuring in Zoar Valley

Our favorite campground - Stonybrook!

The kids also went on a couple vacations with their other parents.  Jonas went to New York City and Black Lake, and Brynn and Bransen went to Alexandria Bay.  What busy kids!  We sure had a great summer together as a big happy family, and we hope you did, too!

Sibling Camping

Duane and I invited my family to camp with us out in the woods near our house...(actually the woods at Uncle Dave's and Aunt Cindy's).  It was super fun to make our own "sites" and set up camp.

Brynn, Jonas, Bransen, and Austin enjoyed some exploring and swimming while we set everything up.

The rest of the crew (minus Mike, who was working, and Matt and Rebekah, because Bekah was sick) came a little while later and we got some good use out of our new camper pie irons.  

We got to go see a huge bonfire before bedtime.  Abby was a little scared :-)

Since Matt and Rebekah weren't there, Lisa, Bethany, and Abby squeezed into our tent.  Fun cousin sleepover!

The next day we hiked to a cool waterfall and swimming hole.  We roasted some hot dogs out there and had fun playing in the creek.  (And Matt and Bekah came by then, too!)

We had a super fun time.  Thanks to Dave and Cindy for letting us use your woods!