Happy Camper Award

I gave Claire the "Happy Camper Award" for our recent camping trip. She went into it saying, "I don't want to go," and came out saying, "I love camping. I want to do it again!" She was afraid of the campfire before we went, and started to cry when the fire was getting started the first day. But before we knew it, she changed her mind and started to love the campfire! We had a great time with our friends from church, talking around the campfire, taking walks, going to the swimming pool, etc. Thanks to our friends who kindly lent us camping supplies (Tim and Nicoli for the tent, Kevin and Jenny for the air mattress, John and Wendy for the propane stove)! Thanks to Ken and Beth for covering our camping costs and sharing a campsite with us - your generosity is very much appreciated, and we so enjoyed your company! And thanks to Suzanne Risser for organizing the church camping trip, giving me advice and pointers, and generally making me comfortable with the idea of taking Claire camping. I hope it is something we can do more of in the future.

Summertime Fun

It seems as though we've been getting swept away with summer activities lately, which can feel overwhelmingly busy at times, but fun all the while. Here are a few highlights from the summer...

Riverside Park with Isabella



Hershey Gardens with Gabi



Swimming at Aunt Erica's



Playing in the Sand in Stone Harbor, NJ



Crayola Factory in Easton, PA with Mimi & Mommy



We would love to hear what your favorite summertime activities have been, so please feel free to leave comments for us!

Now we are off this afternoon to go camping with some people from church at Camp Hebron through Saturday. It will be Claire's first camping trip, and my first time camping in a tent for more than one night. I will try not to wait too long to update you all on how it went!