We went camping with some friends over the weekend! We were there a total of 24 hours, yet managed to experience all of hot dog roasting, bocce ball, soccer, frisbee, buffalos, hiking, wild turkey gobblings, a potato sack race, playing in the dirt, smores, a really cold night’s sleep, and a solid game of cards. Don’t you love it when the weekend seems to last a lot longer than it should and it’s all jam packed with a lot of good stuff? I love weekends like that.
She is so good at avoiding them. But she is awfully cute doing it.
Rain or shine! (well, some of the time.) Alison moved in across the street last year, and we decided it would be a great idea to walk in the mornings together. So we have! We usually stop at a park along the way for the kids to play, and it has been such a great outlet for us to chat about anything and everything. She has become one of my dearest friends, that’s for sure.
This time we were caught in the rain while out for a walk, and we both just laughed and soaked it all in. Our shoes squeaked the whole way back.
I love seeing Ava wear the same dresses that my sisters and I wore when we were little. I really wanted to get some pictures of her wearing this one, so I bribed her with treats to get her to come outside with me in the hot, humid weather. She hardly lasted. But I will admit that she was a good sport for the ridiculous amount of mosquitos flying around our porch.
Ava got a special gift from a friend who was no longer using her play kitchen, and Ava has made sure to get plenty of use out of it. She takes our orders, calls her friends on the phone, and makes us all kinds of dishes like soup and macaroni and cheese. 
We are grateful for new toys and generous people.