Summer Vacation

Last month I took the girls to my hometown in Indiana for a week of summer vacation. We packed A LOT in! We stopped for lunch at the lake by the airport...if you squint, it could be Florida. Good thing we left some toys at Grandma's house, the girls were in heaven in the "toy closet" and the little carousel.


The day we came in was also Great-Grandma Hester's 89th birthday. Ava serenaded her and then we enjoyed some cake.


We got to see Aunt Lisa for a bit too. We just didn't have enough time though, because we didn't get to see Uncle Andy and the horses...so sad. But we hope to be back soon for that!


Lots of good pool time!

Ava helps Grandpa prepare the motorhome for our camping trip.

Grocery shopping for our camping goodies!

Grandma + Livi on the boat. Livi went crazy, "boat" is one of her words so she had a lot to point out at the lake!

Grandma braved the water first, then the girls quickly followed. It was pretty cold, but after the initial shock it wasn't so bad.


Ava seizes the opportunity to sing with the tiller as a makeshift microphone. What an entertainer!
Even Mommy gets in....gross, but I had to brave it to show the girls it was OK. I don't want them to be germ-o-phobes like me.
Ava helps Grandma "Me-you" clean the boat, her "chores" she says. I think she got that from the Cinderella story.

Livi and her usual water routine, "get everyone wet".

Back at the campsite the girls help Me-you start the fire for our steaks + s'mores....yippee!!

My cautious one, Ava, moves her chair a good, safe distance from the fire.
....almost to the road.
Back at Mom + Dad's house Livi spends more time bonding with the dogs. Even with the swimming pool there for her, she was really more excited about the dogs' water dish.

And finally, the flight home. Probably the most exhausting part for me, mostly because of the little one who spent more time on my head and the floor than in her seat or my lap. Oh well, we survived. And we had a wonderful time, thanks Mom + Dad!