Swingin' Like Tarzan

Early in the summer the kids discovered that a spot on the river close to our house had a swing so whenever they would get the chance they'd head down there. One afternoon I decided to check it out with them and I'm so glad I did - what a fun spot! Initially Noah was a little nervous to swing although he had already done it a couple of times previously. I can't say I blame him; it's definitely a little nerve wracking to jump off a tree!

But there he goes - my little Tarzan!

All smiles!

This was about all Xander was willing to do.

My fun little crew!

Doing a little exploring.

Savannah decided to give the swing a try...

but ran into a little mishap.

Her feet dragged on the ground and got cut up. Poor girl.

It is such a beautiful spot!

Time for some rock jumping!

These two and their posed pictures...

and Noah and his filthy feet!

And it's back to the tree swing!

And then back to rock jumping! These kids could not get enough!

Before heading home Noah had to get one more swing in. Some teens had shown up and told the kids they needed to go a rung up to avoid the dragging feet but the higher height wasn't a big deal for Noah.

He was a pro by this time!

Xander still wasn't up to it, poor guy.  But neither was I.

Another great summer day!

A Day at Rock State

On a beautiful day in August we decided to head out to Rock State Park to do some rock jumping and cooling off in the river. Savannah invited Carolyn along for the fun!

There goes Savannah...

and Noah! Love his face on this one!

Xander was a little more hesitant this visit and was perfectly content to just sit on the rock and watch the others do their jumping.

He finally decided to join in on the fun!

And of course Noah had to find a dead fish. And bring it over to show me.

Two gorgeous girls.

Time to do some floating down the river.

Xander struck a few poses for the camera.

Tubing fun!

It's nice that Carolyn and Savannah aren't bothered by Noah tagging along.

Sometimes little brothers can be annoying but it looks like they're having a good time together.

Such a beautiful setting.

Brothers!

Carolyn's aunt picked her up early to babysit so once she left I tried to snap a few pictures of just my kids.

Not easy when all they want to do is splash each other and goof around.

The best way to end a day at the river is with a tasty ice cream cone from the Jarrettsville Creamery. Thank you, library coupon!