Summer, Summer, Summer......

Summer is officially finally here!

I have such fond memories of Summer when I was growing up. Most years I got to fly to Texas and spend the entire summer with my mom. I had friends there and each summer when we were reunited, we'd spend hours and hours swimming, crawdad fishing or riding bikes on the white rock roads. I loved when the sun went down and the fireflies came out. It all just felt magical somehow.

Looking back I can honestly say that the everyday events really stand out in my mind far better than the well planned camping trips or road trips. The grand adventures were fun too, but the best times were just the unstructured wandering of three little girls without a care in the world. We were all the same age, we had the same name and the neighbors all just referred to us as "the 3 Lisas". Good times.

I hope that I have somehow passed my love of adventure on to my five kids. With the boys all grown, I have to remember to make a special effort with Autie. Sometimes I feel like she got a little short changed in life. She doesnt have any siblings the same age and her parents are "old" ha ha. She does, however, have ME all to herself most of the time so I guess it's a fair trade off. I'll just have to stay young at heart. Now if you'll excuse me, I must go, my super soaker is all filled up and I have to go sneek up on Autie.