Summer 2017: Top Ten

It's been an awesome summer. We've done a lot of great things. So to recap, here's a list of our top ten favorite activities or moments of this summer that's very quickly coming to an end.

1. The cruise 🚢. There's really nothing that can top this experience. Family + beach + sun= memories of a lifetime 

2. So many fun camps

Ella went to a horse camp that she loved. Amelia did a sports camp. They both did a games galore camp, and Ella Aldo went to Lego camp. These camps were a lot of fun for the kids, but they also provided some much needed sanity in our home because I quickly learned too much down time is trouble. 

3. Swimming. We swam a ton this summer and loved every bit of it. In fact, next summer I'm putting these girls on the swim team. 

4. Biking/Hiking/Canoeing. Just staying active in general. We did two great hikes, one night canoeing, and many nights biking. 

The family canoe trip. I actually didn't go on this one. But these kids are lucky to have such a fun daddy. 

Hiking White Oak

Biking at the skate park.

5. The Nats Game 

That was a fun night! 

6. Trains, planes, and playing at home

So much creativity... I love it!

Also, this is what Alex does instead of nap. He doesn't want to miss a beat with his big sisters around, so why not dance with a basket on your head?😂

7. The Library. Story time, the summer reading program, and lots of good reading. I read at least ten books this summer, a new record for me with little kids. I even won the adult reading prize one week. I won a gift card to our local bakery, free books, and a really great library bag. I'm such a nerd. I was super excited!

We also walked to the library on nice days. It was a family adventure.

8. Dollar Movies on Tuesdays. We did this a few times with nana and papa. 

How fun is it to go to a movie and only spend a few dollars on tickets! Well the snacks were still expensive, but nana is always prone to spoiling these kids. 

9. Date Nights. Shaun and I had some great dates. For Father's Day, and then our night out at Bluemont. Fun times.

10. Just being together! 

No matter what we did, it was always most fun doing it together. So it's another one for the record books. Summer 2017 was great!