Summer Memories

Well, it's so nice out today. I want to go sit out there, but if I did, I would probably sweat. Since the pool is too cold, I'm not quite ready for that yet, but here are some fun things that I used to love to do that would be fun to do this summer:

• Have a waterfight....we always had a baby swimming pool that we would fill up with water and then get buckets to use to throw water on one another.
  

• Have a water balloon fight....those were really fun. you just never knew when they would break, and usually i didn't throw mine hard enough to make them break on someone else--they usually fell on the ground and then broke.

• Play in a softball game that goes in to extra innings. 7 were just never enough for me.

• Swim or go boating on West Lake Okoboji....so nice.

• Go to a small town parade.
  

• Make a bonfire and sit around late talking.

• Swim and play at Parkway Place Pool with good friends. One of the best things about that pool that I vividly remember was that the Coke machine was like an old-fashioned cooler where you just opened the lid at the top and reached in and grabbed a drink. If you brought a soda, you could trade yours in for one that was in there.....so nice. Loved that feature.

• Stay up late talking and playing cards at my grandma's house with everyone there.
  

• Play carpet ball down at the beach at Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp.

These summer memories are so special to me, probably because of who I was with mostly. When the summer's over, I'll look back and see how many of them I am able to check off.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER MEMORIES???