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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Kring Point Camping Trip #1 2014

Before the craziness of summer started my Mom wanted to treat us to a mini family vacation up at the River. We knew this summer would be busy especially since I started my CAS in Educational Leadership degree this spring,... we were very aware of the limited time we would have as a family to relax and get away,....so we packed up the cars and headed out. This vacation was the perfect transition from a chaotic end of the school year into a chaotic summer. The girls fished, played at the beach, swam, hit the playground multiple times, walked downtown, went to lunch, and played lots of cards. It was perfect!

Grillmaster Tony

Riley fell asleep on me....this never happens and I cherished every moment

Kenzie may have hooked the tree while fishing....that was behind her....=)

Fireworks in Clayton, NY

Morning snuggles

Riley did not want her picture taken.

Riley's Restaurant (in the background)

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Summer of Fun Checklist

When I was young I could remember looking forward to camping each summer. We would take the pop-up for two weeks to Alex Bay and just camp...no tv, or phones just books and family time. With an attempt to get back to some sort of simplicity, Kristeen and I decided to challenge ourselves to see if we could avoid spending hundreds of dollars to keep the kids entertained this summer. Syracuse has plenty of fun options for kids to participate in that don't cost a penny. With our already busy schedules our goal was to try and do something fun at least once a week. While some activities require a small fee (like cash for delicious ice cream), we are trying our best to keep the kids going with fun activities that our area has to offer.
It's been such a success so far!

Here are some awesome summer bucket lists I found on the internet that inspired our own bucket list,...