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ALL of these give-aways are AWESOME!!! thanks for the chance...favorite tradition...hmmmm....is eating outside as much as possible a tradition or just a fun habit? ;-) that's the one...

the river is a favorite tradition for our family - spending a nice Sunday afternoon with your toes in the cool river with some great classic rock music is 100% summer to me!

My favorite summer tradition is celebrating my daughter's half birthday. Her half birthday is July 17-- we have friends over for half of a cake and play time. No gifts, no decorations but tons of fun!!!

Taking a much needed family vacation. Both my husband and I work so we really look forward to the summer to invest time in each other and also now our brand new son, Kasey!

Lazy days by the pool, ice cream and BBQ's!!

Favorite summer tradition... CAMPING!!! We have a tent trailer and love getting out of doors for the summer. I didn't have the opportunity as a kid but my kids do ;o)

We love the fireworks and eating wonderful food cooked on the grill!

On the anniversary of the day we met, my hubby and I take our kids up the canyon to have breakfast at the campsite where we met at a canyon breakfast.

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our sunday nights around the fire pit with lots of neighbors is the hands down most favorite tradition we celebrate during the warm nights of summer. i just love that time together.

My favorite summer tradition is Friday Movie Days. Thursday we go to the movie store and it doesn't matter that T wants to see that and C wants to see this...we get both and other movies too and we watch however many we got Friday all day. It's just our day to snuggle up and not worry about anything!

so many of my favorite traditions have to do with food and ice cream. :) i also love going camping and hiking every summer.

Lazy days at the pool with my boys - that's my favorite summer tradition.

Invariably, summer means baseball tournaments. And it truly is my favorite way to spend the summer. We spend the early part of the season here in the NW FREEZING at baseball games. It is a joy to watch the boys play in the sunshine while we are warm and happy in the stands.

Our favorite (and most frequent) summer traditions are (1) swimming, swimming and more swimming; (2) cooking on the grill; and (4) picnics. A new tradition this year is searching for (and enjoying) veggies from our new (small) garden!
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Going to my in-law's for the 4th of July. They live on a lake and the other people that also live on the lake shoot off the best fireworks.

watching my boys getting their hair buzzed out on the front porch by my husband

The pool. We go to the pool TONS in the summer. It's a great way for our kids to let out all their pent up energy! And let's be honest, it's my sanity, some days. lol.
Shelley

Living in Utah, I'm only 3-4 hours away from some of the most amazing National Parks. Every weekend during the summer we get away to play and explore.

New togs for the girls and first swim of the season in Nana and Grandad's pool - heaven!!!

Camping at Perrygin Lake State Park in Winthrop WA! My father was the manager of the park for 19 years, and all of his fellow state park ranger friends and their families always came for a July campout at our park. Now that Dad has moved on to a higher position, we get to go camp out with the rest of the "tourists"! Fun times with people who have known me since I was a kid. Now that my boy is 2, this will be his first time, and the first ranger GRANDKID at the campout!