Summer time!

 We are finally getting into the groove of summer. We enjoyed our first camping trip of the season with the women's weekend families.

We were short one family, so the boys had strong representation. It did feel a little weird, we usually do this trip at the end of summer, right before school starts. I felt like I should be sending the kids back to school already. They quickly reminded me that there was a lot more summer to have before that happens. 

Jamison has been crafting many weapons from the branches in our yard. This is his ninja staff, which looks to me like a baton. I taught him some twirling moves...oh, I mean ninja moves. I think he will be a good majorette...oh, I mean ninja.

The boys are looking to make some extra money this summer. They offered to wash the car. I took them up on that offer.

Business cards were then made and distributed to the neighbors. We will see how much business they can drum up.

Who wouldn't want to hire this young man!

We lost three tamarack trees in the drought last year. Inspired buy the book the boys are reading, Swiss Family Robinson, they thought it would be fun to chop one down with an axe. Pat realized that it was way more work and they should invent the chain saw on the island. Jamison just wanted to see if he could balance on it.

 With any real estate, it is all about location, location, location. Now our fearless protector no long is with us, a robin felt that it was time to move in.

It is fun watching him/her build the nest, but they are terribly messy.