At the Fair....

Here's pictures from Addison County Fair and Field Days which is going on this week/weekend. It's always a big highlight of the summer and lots of fun! We spent yesterday afternoon/evening at the fair and enjoyed lots of greasy food (hee, hee!!!), visited all the animals several times, played in the corn boxes (like sand boxes - but filled with corn), rode on the tractors, tried out a few rides, and watched the tractor pull with our friends Dan, Alicia and Owen :) Here's some pictures....

Downs/Castillo/Van Haaren Clan at Manitou:)

We had a fabulous weekend up at Manitou with Nan and Pap, Aunt Jean, Uncle Mike and Chili. On Sat. the guys worked on the new boat lift which they put together in record time. Then on Sunday we played!!! We started with a hike up to the back lake so the dogs could run....then moved on to fishing (Mike and Mike caught some good ones, including Mike's biggest ever small mouth!!!), swimming (which Tan loved), waterskiing (which was very eventful as Mike dropped a ski for the first time and then took Tan out on the sea biscuit for his very first ride on that). We then went up to Tremblant for our favorite Raclette/Fondue dinner followed by some playing at the park, some great outdoor music, a trip on the chairlift and ice cream!!! It was a jam packed weekend, and we had a great time. It's always so fun having the whole family together:)

Playdate with Owen and Alicia...

We went on an adventure with our good friends Owen and Alicia last week, and decided to take one car to get there. Here are some pictures of the boys....

Climbing Mt. Abe

We went out Mt. Abe a few weekends back...which is another beautiful hike close to home. The top is really steep rocks and you feel like a mountaineer up there which is fun. Tan loves visiting the other hikers and their dogs when we stop for a break at the top....here's a few pictures....