The Cooking Dish

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
    • Breads
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts & Snacks
    • Drinks
    • Dinner
    • Sides
  • Blog
    • Food & Cooking
    • Chris in Real Life
    • Lifestyle
    • Reviews
    • Travel
    • Blogging & Tech
  • Essentials
  • Contact

One More Summer Has Come and Gone

September 22, 2010 by Chris Mower 5 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Yum
Reddit

Now that summer is over, I’ll be back to a more regular posting schedule. Every summer I have great plans for this blog. This summer was no different I planned on focusing on a billion—yeah, that’s right… a billion—ways to make incredible smoothies and post them on the blog, but I never got around to it. Do I regret it? No, not really, although I missed all of you. Even though I made smoothies nearly every night and often for breakfast, it felt good to take a break from the ordinary schedule.

This summer I spent some excellent time with family and friends, which was a lot of fun. It was a good summer for me, despite working long hours at my FTJ. We took lots of trips and spent a lot of time bonding–awwwww. Let me share with you some of our good times…

Pictures after the break.

After looking through most of our summer pictures, I realize they don’t show a lot of our surroundings. I’ll have to work on that. Nevertheless, here we are.

On Father’s Day, my kids cooked me Swedish pancakes, also known as crepes.

We went to the 4th of July parade in Afton, Wyoming with my parents.

We (or rather, I) survived 3 family reunions. My wife and kids seemed to handle them just fine. Here the girls are with their cousin checking out the milk can dinner leftovers.

We took many rides on my parent’s Polaris RZR 4. It’s a lot of fun, and we just couldn’t get enough.

We all played hard in the water, time and time again, even when we weren’t supposed to.

We spent gads of time in the mountains. It was magnificent.

The kids played in the dirt everywhere we went.

We sat on logs, which is a lot cuter than it sounds.

Summer-Fun-The-Cooking-Dish-Chris-Mower-009

We went hiking with friends. Maggie loved getting piggy back rides from Travis.

This is at the mouth of the Intermittent Spring in Afton, Wyoming.

We killed lots of innocent marshmallows, mwahahahaha!

Spent some time at our son’s graveside.

Had a picnic with cousins.

Emptied a few more gas tanks on the RZR 4.

Had even more picnics… too many to count.

Found a double rainbow… OMG! What could it mean?

We found out that our girls were natural pirates…

We took our first official family photo, ever… But since we’re too cheap to buy the $200 disc of pictures, all you get is the blown up, pixelated thumbnail. 🙂

My brother and I took our oldest girls to Lagoon.

And with family, we had an overall, rockin’ awesome good time.

And that’s just a fraction of it.

I hope your summer was as good as mine, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. In this case, links back to your own blogs would be just fine if you want to share pictures as well.

Share
Tweet
Pin
Yum
Reddit

Filed Under: Chris in Real Life Tagged With: Family, Fun, Seasonal

Thanks for Reading!

I love connecting with people around the world and sharing stories. If you're on any of these social media sites, please reach out, and let's get to know each other!

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Comments, Kudos, and Thoughts

  1. Travis rapidly chats it up...

    September 22, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    dude, great pics. and it’s great to see you blogging again.

    good ol’ star valley! that place is amazing!

    Reply
  2. Michelle rapidly affirms...

    September 23, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Looks like a fantastic summer! Wish we could have seen you this summer. It’s been too long!

    Reply
  3. Chris Mower strikingly states...

    September 24, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    @Travis – Thanks man, it feels good to be back.

    @Michelle – Yeah, we miss you guys too! I checked out your blog, your house looks great!

    Reply
  4. Dad beautifully states...

    November 18, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    What a summer! Looking forward to making Shreck on top of the roof! The snow cometh!

    Reply
  5. Holly Mower pleasantly announces...

    May 12, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    Chris! I just got on here to checkout new things!!! I loved looking back at last summer! Hoping this summer will be just as awesome and great!

    Reply

Share what's on your mind! Cancel reply

I'd love to hear what you have to say, so please leave a comment below. Just be sure to use your real name or I might (accidentally) mark it as spam! If you'd like a nifty picture by your name, check out Gravatar.com. Type away, amigo.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sign Up for Awesomeness

Join The Cooking Dish newsletter and receive special newsletter-only offers, tips, and more. I will NEVER EVER spam you.

Looking for Something?

Let’s Be Friends

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

The Cooking Dish Affiliates

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Take Cooking Classes Online with CraftsyPhotographing Food CourseGenesis Framework for WordPressShopify makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need. Try it for free!

Recent Posts

  • Minimalist Shoes (Barefoot Shoes) and Where to Buy Them
  • Let food by thy medicine
  • Havanese Puppy Shopping List
  • Food Bloggers from IFBC: A Short Q&A
  • Stay Home if Reject Food and Customs

Recent Comments

  • Khomini on Chef’s Knife: How to Hold and Wash It
  • Chris Mower on Nonstick Pans: Top 10 Rules for Using Them
  • Jhon Macklin on Nonstick Pans: Top 10 Rules for Using Them
  • Chris Mower on Nonstick Pans: Top 10 Rules for Using Them
  • Chris Mower on How to Blacken Chicken or Fish
  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Copyright ©2023 · Chris Mower & The Cooking Dish
Built con queriño on the Genesis Framework
 

Loading Comments...