SNOVAKS: Summer Highlights

Here's the beginning of our summer. I actually made a summer photo CD- the first CD I've ever burned ever!- and thought I should put a few of the memories on the blog. I did forget that I need to upload the photos in a different order, so the top should really be the bottom... These couple are from our 4th of July camping trip on the Homer Spit. We had a fabulous time camping in the sand and cooking over the fire. We spent hours looking for treasures, playing catch and chasing games, and visiting the Islands and Oceans center. More pics of this on the next posting...

This is of a fun hike up to Gold Cord Lake in Hatcher's Pass. The lake is crystal clear and FREEZING! The day was so warm, we all peeled off our shoes and rolled up our pants to cool off.

The training wheels still haven't come off permanently, but we're trying. And yes, it is the pinkest, sparkliest, girliest bike ever made. It even has attached to the handlebars a mini-bike for a Barbie doll to ride on. Only Abby...

A family bike ride with friends on the Gird to Bird trail along Turnagain Arm. 5 kids and 4 adults... lots of fun, and we only found out later at the ice cream store that bears were an issue...

This is the true David. Animal with a squirt gun. No mercy. No fear. Ruthless. Born sniper.

Our Sand Castle cake. The kids picked this idea out of the Family Fun magazine. We made it for a dinner with some fun favorite friends. Such a fun project with a major sugar high afterward! Went to 3 stores looking for Rock Pebble candy...

Our slip and slide rides again! We got some great video of this particular afternoon. The favorite position for the slip and slide this summer was attaching the hose to the top of the swingset slide with the slip and slide at the bottom. Lots of momentum going on then! By mid-June I had to duck tape the corners of the crash-landing pool and the hose connection. My mom sent this up a few summers ago, and last summer was so wet I don't think we even got it out!