Where did July go?

Blink. It's almost August.

July has been a busy month, no doubt, but it's hard to believe the summer is half over. Here's a recap of the past month:

• Attempted a sugar-free diet for exactly 6.5 days and then promptly fell off the wagon when we went on our camping trip. Hello over-processed, sugar-laden convenience foods, my old friend.
• Speaking of our amazing eight-day camping trip to Skaha Lake in Penticton, I got all crafty and made a video of it. As Steve and I said to each other, the sure sign of a good camping trip is when, on the last day, instead of wanting your own bed and comforts of home, you decide that you would stay an extra week if you could.
• The weekend after we came home from camping, Steve and I dropped off Charlotta at summer camp in Squamish, and then went on to have a glorious, child-free 24 hours to ourselves in Whistler. (Steve's sister Julie took care of Ashley and Jack for the weekend.)
• In between all of this, I've managed to get in a few days of work, but today I was off to Squamish again to pick Charlotta up from her camp. She had a great time, and the counsellors took really good care of the kids.

Charlotta (on the right) and her friend Hailey with their camp counsellors.
(Nothing says 'summer camp' like tie-die t-shirts.)

Looking ahead to August, things look just as busy. Whatever happened to those lazy summer days spent reading a novel in a hammock and sipping gin and tonics? (oh yeah... that was before kids...)