The Cushman Girls!!I just came back from my Girls camp out! I look forward to this time of year all year long. Where I get away with just some friends and go to my families property on the Olympic Pennisula - not too far from Twilight land!! We come here to relax, and do whatever we want. Each year the mix of people is usually a little different - most of these friends are the usuals with me but there is one or two more that come and go but can't always make it every year!
What I like most about this weekend - without a doubt is the laughter that always ripes thru the weekend. We spend hours telling stories, and just laughing. Laughing until we are crying. Laughing until our stomachs ache and then at that point everything is funny and we just laugh more. And it is a time of great sharing - usually at some point most of us will have a time of crying. Sharing the weight that we all carry on our shouldiers or sharing the hurts of our lives.
It is a safe time and we have a motto - "What happens at Cushman, stays at Cushman!" Until next year!!
My Emily - 6 year old! decides finally to concur the bike without taining wheels. And I am amazed at how quickly she picked it up. She loves it. She is still wobbely and in fact I am waiting for her to crash and break her leg..the way she puts her legs down to stop when she is nearly out of control makes my skin crawl..but she catches herself every time and has only fallen once - barely tipping the bike over. You can see as she rides that she is experienceing a new taste of freedom! The wind blowing across her eyes thru the motorcycle helmet, the sense of the air rushing past her skin and the crazy wobble back and forth - SHE IS IN HEAVEN!
Loungin' on summer evenings! I love this pic. Emily actually has a piece of long grass in her mouth and no this picture was not Staged! She was just enjoying herself and taking a breather after working so hard to learn to ride her bike without training wheels. She layed here about 5 minutes and then jumped back on her bike!!
Isn't this picture a hoot! I hade my niece and nephew - Alex and Hailey here for about 4 days this past week. We had days full of running around! Swimming and painting and swimming and more swimming. There are actually 5 people in this car. My husband took our girls and Alex and Hailey to the lake last week. There is actually a LITTLE motor that he can put on this and it could barely tow the tube - and the canoe with 5 people in it - had to of been a SITE! but fun I am sure. Well, as you can see - we have been busy. On top of all the above - I have been painting my garage, cleaning other peoples houses and working at a friends house doing yard work. Once I finish my garage - I will need to seriously get on with the homeschool prep! Yikes -I can't believe I have not started yet. It may be awhile before you hear from me!!
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