August 2026

 Let's jump right into ALL the stuff we did in August...becuase it was A LOT :)

Rose had her first ever band camp because she's now in high school (more on that later)!

We also worked some more on our outside projects, Rose is an expert driver :)

We have this fun little area called the Isle of Rose and Rose planted a bush...because that's what she wanted to do!

And the yearly sunflower picture. Now they have all bloomed and next year we will hopefully have some nice new plants in their place...maybe even a tree :)

We waited all summer, really it was the last week of summer break, to take our family vacation. We originally had some other plans, but decided that going to Disney for a week was an experience we needed to do again :)

We stay at French Quarter and enjoyed beignets every day!!

We booked some fun experience meals and really enjoyed them all!!

We enjoyed trying new foods and beverages throughout the parks, some we liked more than others...but it was all fun :)

We made it to every park where we rode so many rides and enjoyed lots of shows. 

Tron was Rose's favorite this time and we made it on 4 times!!

We attended Mickey's Not so Scary for the first time and LOVED it!!

We rode lots of rides, saw characters, fireworks, and the parade :)

We attended Hollywood Afterhours 

 Rose made a lightsaber with Justin

AND we got to ride Rose's favorite ride twice, walk on, and once we had a vehicle all to ourselves!!!!

We also made it to Disney Springs for the first time and had lots of fun checking out some of the food and shopping

We did ALL the transportation:

Monorail

Bus

Boat

Skyliner

It was a fabulous week and we left tired and happy :)

AND Rose started high school!!! 

We took her out the night before to celebrate this big milestone.

Cheers to our girl and all the new adventures that are still to come!

And then it was time for the big day :)

We also were able to attend her first Friday Night Football game, we were there for the band, but the team won, so that was nice too ;)

And that's a wrap on August :)

Happy July!

 

Happy July!

We were able to get in 2 camping trips this month, the weather wasn't amazing, but good times were still had and lots of memories made :)

We traveld to Keystone State Park to celebrate July 4th and had the best spot right on the lake. 

Although it was crazy hot, getting to jump right in the water really helped :)

We also stayed cool by visiting some of our favorite inside food spots

And of course, our camper has air conditioning ;)

We also went back to Locust Lake State Park, which we have missed the last few years as they have been doing some renovations and closed camping. We just went for a quick night, but had lots of fun and they still have their yummy ice cream :)

While Rose has been busy working this summer both with her dad and at the local pool

We have found lots of time to have fun with our favorite girl too.

Rose and I tackled all things bedazzle and have soooo many sparkily items in our home now :)

Rose and I also made it to Chick Fil A BINGO and it was soooo much fun!! Plus we got lots of free prizes, so that was good too :)

We also love going out for dinner at Rose's current favorite restaurant and enjoying fun drinks!

And we saw the new Minions movie :)

Our zucchini produced their first crops...we are going to be getting soooo many more

Rose's summer band had their concert. Rose played the saxaphone with 2nd years this summer to try out yet another instrument to add to her collection :)

We all got to spend a day with the Wagner Family. We traveled to Chester County and visited several book stores and breweries (coffee counts!). The day was lots of fun with sunshine, new books, card games, yummy food, and laughs with friends :)

And our little kitten trio is growing fast!! We get so much joy out of watching them play and getting cuddles :) They are all so loved in this family!

This has been a great summer for our family...but we saved some of the bestest memories for the end, so bring on August :)