Where has summer gone?

So I have been wondering where my summer has gone. All the things we do each summer have been absent from this summer. Camping? Haven't gone this summer. Boating? Haven't done that either. Ok, so that is due to our boat being broken down since last summer. What's a summer without camping and boating and swimming...and of course my favorite, roasting marshmallows by the camp fire at night.

So my husband doesn't want to go camping anymore until we get a travel trailer...I may forget what camping even is before we get one of those. I can't say I blame him much though. We can do the whole tent thing, but it really does feel like we're moving our whole house each time we go. Add to that a bad back for my husband, as he is a veteran. Our kids say they miss camping too, but really, I just have to give them THAT LOOK when they say this. I think our kids don't know what to do with themselves when we are camping. They tend to whine and complain and drive us crazy and end up just sitting there staring at us. It's like they don't know how to run around and play and have fun.

So, I'll just reminisce for a moment about our past camping and boating/swimming occasions, and maybe that will make it better for now...

Here is our boat. I call it the dragonfly since it likes to bounce and flit across the water.

This is when my husband and I camped overnight on the boat.

I slept as snug as a bug in a rug.

My husband on the other hand...he didn't think we needed to bring the other sleeping bag..he was gonna fish all night you know...so sometime in the middle of the night I woke up and heard a loud crinkling noise..I think he changed his mind, but now had to use the tarp to keep warm..I'm not so sure that he slept so well..

I miss the view..

I miss the serenity of being on the lake..

I miss taking the kids for walks in the woods while camping.

Front to back: Taylor, Alyssa, Siara

And Taylor and Alyssa learning how to fish..

And Mr. Jayce learning how to fish..

And looking back on the boat and seeing the kids giddiness..

Oh yes, those were the days...