Ideal Summer Saturday...

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

  

 

 

We get invited to go boating with our friends, President and Sister Clough.  As you can tell by the pictures...we all had the BEST TIME!  It was just at a small lake we'd never been to, about 20 minutes up the road from us.  Greg water-skied, both boys knee-boarded, we all loved the tube.  The Cloughs taught the boys how to dive off the side of the boat.  Don't know when we've had a more relaxing, fun time as a family. Thanks, President and Cindy for a magical day!

At Our Best in Utah

We had an awesome two-week trip to Utah that will be more fully documented in the weeks to come.  But, in the meantime, here are photos taken with the Franson-side of the family by Camilla Myrra in Provo.

Crazy Boys

 

Nothing kills an afternoon more happily than a little water fun in the backyard.
What would these two do without each other?!

Cub Scout Day Camp

 

Nathan's First Cub Scout Day Camp

Men in Ice

 

This summer I'm trying to work in to each week one afternoon that is a "cooking lesson", one afternoon that's something science, and one afternoon of something new to make.  (Mostly it's been my attempt to turn some of all the cute ideas I've seen on Pinterest into reality.)  I can't remember which category this fell under.  =)  But, we've loved freezing our Imaginext men and knights in ice and then "rescuing" them with water guns and squirt bottles.

Painting Our New Swing Set

 

We were so lucky to find a great deal on a swing set on Craigslist.  The man we picked it up from didn't disassemble it much...and recruited several neighbors to help lift it mostly one piece onto a trailer we borrowed.  We've had a fun time "making it ours" with paint we found in the basement when we bought our home that matches the houses trim.  We can't figure out what we did before we had this fun place to play!

Sweet Swinging Baby

 

Last of School Party -- Joshua

 

Last Day of School Picnic for Joshua -- Included fun treats, games and a water balloon fight at the end!

To Remember...

Joshua spent part of "Quiet Time" today arranging his animals for a picture "to remember them by when he goes to college". Have we seen Toy Story 3 one too many times?

Summer Magic: Sail Club

One of Greg's dreams has always been a sail boat.  He researched when the "sail club" at the local Metropark meets, and took us down for a fun evening.  We got to watch the boats get in the water, sail around, and by the end Greg, Nathan, and Joshua (while I was with Elizabeth and Aaron in the van because of rain) watched several boats race.  Nathan even got to blow the air horn.  There were only 4 boats this time, but apparently by mid-summer they get 10-20 out racing.  We'll be back!