Before school starts

August comes too quickly. Then it goes by too fast and I find myself surprised every year that I must register the kids for school. To soothe the soul of such surprising speed and the sadness of summer ending, I try to do an end of summer trip. Something simple that enables us to celebrate all the goodness of a season that’s coming to an end. 

This year we headed up into the mountains near Sundance. We stayed in a cabin near the creek and ate dinner to the sounds of running water. 

We bunked with cousins and had a lot of fun together. We borrowed their one wheels and practiced our skills.

Peace!

Elsie smelled the flowers. 

And Ian climbed the rocks.

We swam in the creek. Swam is too kind, actually, it was more like a polar plunge. Here’s Ian before braving the cold mountain water. 

After the “swim,” we’d hurry and get in the hot tub. Elsie went in her birthday suit :)

We also zip lined! Such fun. 

And balanced on big fallen trees  
It was beautiful. 

And the perfect way to celebrate summer’s end.