Our Amazing Summer (part two)

The second part of our summer started with a bang at VBS! One of the many reasons we love our church is that they have an amazing kids program and because of that, their VBS is outstanding every year! So many kids attend they have to split it up for little kids to attend in the morning and then big kids in the evening and each program is different. Same theme, but different activities. VBS is the highlight of our summer! 

Abram's Lime Green Team

Jack and Luke's friends at morning VBS

Right after VBS finished, we loaded up for Family Camp... this is another incredible highlight of our summer. Our family just loves being at White Sulphur Springs and this summer did not disappoint. We love all the activities they have planned, the new friends we make and just the chance to get away and reconnect. This year Abram surprised us by conquering the high ropes course, finishing first in the cardboard canoe race and dancing his heart out at the square dance.  He loves trying new things and just getting in there. Something I admire greatly in him. I think this is the last year we will have the boys with us because next summer they are all excited about attending Camp Caleb. This year we were there on the Fourth of July which was so fun! 

Fourth of July Bonfire

Abram on the high ropes course.

So high!

Chris had a blast doing it with him!

Watching their brave big brother.

With their sweet friends before Family Worship

Competing with Chris in the Water Balloon Toss

I love that smile!

Enjoying some time with Luke 

Jack and Luke loved spending time with Nate

They are so happy while we are at WSS

Abram with his cardboard canoe team.

Off he goes!

He looks like a pro!

Just hanging out on the back porch.

I just love this!

Another yearly celebration we have in our family every July is Abram's Gotcha Day! This year we celebrated nine years with our sweet boy and I just can't believe it! He has grown up so much and he is turning into such a neat kid. 

He just loves taking this picture every year. 

To celebrate his Gotcha Day, we plan an event for our family to do together. This year we went camping at a super fun place called Jellystone at Luray.  The major highlight was the waterpark that our boys loved! We also spent a day hiking a part of the Appalachian Trail. 

It was so fun to watch them paddle boat on their own.

We loved being on the actual AT!

Those views!

Being silly... but I just love how Luke is smiling at Abram. 

Our newest and favorite version of smores! So good!

And this summer we realized that National Watermelon Day is August 3. Our family loves watermelon, so we just had to celebrate. We started the morning with watermelon donuts, made a watermelon volcano, painted beautiful watermelon slices and ended the day with a watermelon dessert. So fun and yummy! 

We had a fun, busy and memory filled summer. We are sad to see it end, but we are also ready to start our new school year. So long summer... it was a good one!