Memorial Day Camping 2011

 Another camping trip! This one with slugs,

 and bugs,

smiling faces,

 macho men with axes (and one VERY sore ankle),

 gourmet grub,

 plenty of campfire time,

 beach time,

and lots and lots of crazy people!....I mean fun friends!!

(Yep, we're already booked for Memorial Day 2012!)

Western NY camping and Niagara Falls

Whew!  So much to catch up on....

One of our summer camping trips went to the tip of western NY. That's Toronto you see in the distance.  Cool, huh?

We went exploring to Lewiston, a lovely town where we found a couple places that were featured on Man vs. Food, as well as oggled some local real estate for sale.  (Hey, if you're gonna dream, dream big!)

The girls protested us taking their picture so often...

Another day went to Niagara Falls to ride the Maid of the Mist.  But first, Matt found this statue tribute to some guy named Tesla.  (Something about engine generators or something equally fascinating, yada yada...)

"Please, Mom. Not another shot..."

So pretty there, and it was a lovely day.  I love NY!

Jonathan was just begging me to take his picture.  HE wasn't camera shy!

I love this impish girl, too!

Here was a tender sister moment. I was wishing for a kayak!

Everything is better with ice cream.

It was another wonderful camping trip!!

A Little Color

 The girls have been asking for color in their hair for a while, so when I saw a blip on an early morning show about CHALKING at hair salons, I grabbed my own art supplies.

 Not too shabby!  Easy to do, washes out with the shampoo, and I think super inexpensive!

Jill's light hair worked amazingly well.

I love "crafting" with my girls!

And being the "cool mom" while I'm at it is nice, too!