Cookie dates, climbing, weddings that turn into mini vacations and much more.

Cole has figured out how to watch a movie while on a cookie date with Mimi. 

Bevin is an expert climber. For reals. 

 We went to Allie's wedding in May and survived. It turned out to be a mini vacation!

Spring Farm is a summer paradise. 

Berry picking is addictive...

Bevin is itching to figure out how to ride this thing...

Five

Happy 5th birthday to this cute little guy. 

Mongaup: A little slice of paradise

Last weekend we went on a two-night camping excursion to Mongaup Pond, a hidden treasure in the Catskills. We get no service there because when at Mongaup, you are really in the sticks. I love Mongaup for its beauty and serenity, but also because I cannot connect with anyone else but my family when I am there. So this time, I left my phone in airplane mode hidden in the truck for all but our last hour of being there. The photo above was taken by Keith, who walked down from our site (C-91 --- best site EVER) into the woods to join us for a morning walk with his cup of coffee in hand.

Bevin LOVED camping as usual (this is her third summer camping) and begged to go outside if ever she felt trapped in the trailer (which wasn't often). She had a ton of fun just chasing or being chased by Cole in and out of the woods surrounding our site. And, at one point, after a little bout of misbehaving on our second (and last) morning there, Cole actually listened to me and sat in a camp chair for 40 minutes looking peacefully through books.  While we didn't do a ton, we managed to squeeze in some bike riding, a short hike, a trip to the fish hatchery, and of course chips around the campfire. It was just what we needed to recharge.

A weekend full of bike rides

Bike rides

I just went on a bike ride around our neighborhood with these two cutie pies! 

Big boy

He's going to be 5 next month!

We (still) love to hike and camp (part 2)

Cabin camping with friends was a blast. We went on three different hikes, played in an awesome playground and watched the sun set two nights in a row. The weather was crystal clear (though sometimes windy) and the hill we stayed on afforded us a perfect view of the surrounding hills. Allison made me an birthday apple pie and everyone sung happy birthday to me Saturday night. 

And then I did something I rarely get to do- I stayed up to watch the sun set over the mountains in front of our cabin. So perfect. 

We (still) love to hike and camp [part 1]

My birthday just passed yesterday. And so we spent the weekend in the great outdoors to celebrate. Almost. We stayed in a cabin, which is kind of like luxury camping. Allishawn and Juni were there to help me celebrate. It was an amazing time at Wilbur and Betty Davis State Park outside of Cooperstown. 

I'm just going to post some pics since I know I'll never have the chance to finish this blog post. 

Sunset the first night. 

The first early morning 

Cuddling

Bevin, double fisting the snacks 

The third cup of tea is a necessity 

The big kids can play too!

To be continued....