This weeks challenge over at A Busy Mommy was to just get outside.  Unfortunately Jen has had some sponsorship issues so she didn't have much of a challenge this week and I therefore don't have many pictures.  We spend so much time outside each and every week so I sometimes forget to get photos.  Lucky for me, I'm camera happy and LOVE to take photos/videos of my kiddos so I do have a few!

The kids and I went to the trailer on Thursday (Daddy showed up Friday night) and of course we spend A TON of time outside there.  That's why we love it there, we went swimming at the beach (I can't believe I forgot to get photos of the first time E went "swimming", and H swimming to the dock and jumping)!  Oh well next time for sure!   We went fishing, bbqing, baseball playing, bon-firing, lounging, etc.  We did it all and had a great time doing it!

Hanging out on the deck with his toys!

Her favorite summer activity...FISHING!

This weeks challenge over at A Busy Mommy was a Scavenger Hunt!  (Here's the list, if you'd like to take a look around for yourself, some of them are pretty tough to find)

Jen compiled a list of things for us to find outside and we were required to take a photo of it and post it for others to see!  How fun is that!

We headed to the zoo to see what all we could find.  I think in all the excitement I actually forgot to get photos of a few of the things but I did get most!

Here they are!

A tree

A Stump

A tent

A Flower

A seed

A frog

A bird

A body of water

A dandylion

A bridge

A lilypad

A bear! :)

A fun one of all of us! :)  What a great trip!

Be sure to check out the challenge!  It's great fun!

We've spent a lot of time outside this week because it's been GORGEOUS!  It's so nice that this warm weather is finally here.

This weeks challenge over at Jen's blog (A Busy Mommy) was to simply "Get Outdoors".

I'm pretty sure we've met this challenge

We've been for a walk, we've been to the park, we've been in the garden, we've "geo cached" and we've spent MANY hours in the backyard.

Playing in the sandbox at the trailer!

Heading outside!  Don't forget the sunscreen!  This was the HOTTEST day so far and it surpassed 40C

Everyone enjoying the shade! @Krystal Osmond joined us under the umbrella this day!

I've decided to take part in the Outdoor Adventures Challenge over at A Busy Mommy (check it out)!



From May 24th - Aug 31st Jen, A busy Mommy, will be posting a new outdoor challenge for families.  They will be pretty basic and we can change them to fit our families needs and restrictions.  On Wednesdays there will be a linky to share our posts about how we incorporated the challenge into our week.

I think it sounds fun and of course there will be giveaways throughout the next few months which is always a plus!  These product reviews/giveaways might help with our challenges so it sounds great!

If you are interested be sure to stop by her site and sign up.  Jen has also set up a facebook page specifically  for this challenge.  It's a great way to chat with others that are doing the challenge and talk about different ways to incorporate them into your week!

Hope to see you taking part in a fun and creative way to get outdoors with your family! :)