It seems life happens at the twice the speed of blogging anymore.  Summer has not been without its challenges but we have been squeezing every bit of joy out of it we can.   In June that involved a riverside campsite.  Who knew the Arkansas ran so swiftly?  Necessitated hyper-vigilant supervision but it was gorgeous. 

one hazy morning looking out from the campsite:

We tried our hands at fishing.  Fishing, we learned, is not as easy as it seems.  The blasted lines kept getting tangled. It just fueled their desire to try again though.  Darn homeschool kids – they never give up. <g>

The river was home to this family of geese who were just as pleased to find the children as the children were to find them once they discovered how many crumbs the kids produce at mealtime.  

Tess and Brendan watching the river roll by from the camper door.  Doesn't get much better than this!