Raising Cubs in a Campground

Something always seems to get in the way of being able to check "nap in the hammock" off of our bucket list for the summer. Sam has fallen asleep in the hammock, but I've been too greedy about having a big chunk of 'nap time freedom' to slow down and nap in the hammock myself. Monday night Elsa was tired especially early so I put her pj's on and took her out to nurse and rock her to sleep, hammock style. Then I asked PapaBear to wake me in a bit so I didn't sleep too long and risk Elsa not transferring to her bed OK.  It was so worth being groggy the rest of the evening from taking a nap at 6:30 at night to have that special snuggle time with my little girl!

Back on June 6th we made a bucket list for the summer based off of this post at Delia Creates.  There were only a few things we didn't get to this summer which is pretty good considering how full our list was! A couple of ones I added as long shots were "Swim Underwater" and "Ride without Training wheels." Neither Sam nor Julia could swim when the summer began or really liked to put their face in the water so this was a big leap. But you know what? They DID IT! We signed up for an early time slot for lessons so they could spend the rest of the summer practicing their new skills. That move paid off big time because they were jumping off the diving board, going down big water slides, and having a blast in four different pools we visited this hot hot hot summer. We weren't as proactive about helping Julia gain the confidence she needed to ditch the training wheels until last week. We put her old bike away and only left this one out - without training w...