Sponsor Giveaway : Elle's Studio

My favorite childhood summertime memory is of the many, many nights and weekends spent at my dad's softball games. 25+ yrs later friendships formed at the ball fields are still my most cherished!!

Visiting my grandma's little town in North Dakota and being allowed to walk to town all by myself to pick up the mail and buy a cold treat at the dime store. What a feeling of independence for a little girl!

My favorite summertime memory is being in a neighborhood full of other kids and running around the whole street (we lived in a cod-de-sac). We would go from one house to the next, swimming and playing games, checking back in with Mother only to have some lunch and popsicles. Good memories. Thanks for bringing me there with this question.
As far as this giveaway....WOW. I love Elle's Studio, but I haven't gotten to order any of her stuff yet. What a smile I would have on my face if I won on this particular weekend. :)

I have to say that every summer our drive from NY to Texas in a conversion van with the 3 kids and my mom driving was memorable. We always encountered weird sitings and fun places to stop along the way. Each of us got to take turns bringing a friend for the 3 week vacation. The year that it was my turn, my best friend and I would get laughing about everything. We had a great time flirting with boys at the hotel pool, going for walks, and probably driving my mom nuts with our music! She and I watched Dirty Dancing over 100 times that summer and knew EVERY dance move! LOL!

I have to say that every summer our drive from NY to Texas in a conversion van with the 3 kids and my mom driving was memorable. We always encountered weird sitings and fun places to stop along the way. Each of us got to take turns bringing a friend for the 3 week vacation. The year that it was my turn, my best friend and I would get laughing about everything. We had a great time flirting with boys at the hotel pool, going for walks, and probably driving my mom nuts with our music! She and I watched Dirty Dancing over 100 times that summer and knew EVERY dance move! LOL!

My favorite summer is spending long hot days at my grandmother's, watermelon and orange cordial with ice blocks!

Easy question... family vacations! Packing up in the car and heading somewhere fun with eachother. :)

Eating fresh tomatoes out of the garden and putting salt on them on really hot days. The juice would just run down your arms and chin!

Going "camping" at the lake of the ozarks (missouri) with my relatives. "Camping" because we had a bathroom and trailer - but I slept in a tent most of the time. My parents weren't into camping, but they let me go.

Going to the lake and having a picnic with my parents! Always so much fun :)

My favorite summer time memory is spending hours and hours playing at the beach on Lake Erie. Oh such long lazy days we had!!

Going to Sandpoint and staying in the condo's by the lake. Eating at all the American restaurants we didnt have in Canada.

We ran a fireworks stand for the week before 4th of July every year. My favorite summer memories are of testing the merchandise. :)

I remember setting up every sprinkler we owned all at once and running a sort of obstacle course with my sister. So much fun. :)

My favorite summer memory was going for Italian ices with my family. We'd all load into our station wagon (4 kids and my parents) and everyone would chatter about what flavor they'd get. Once we got our ices, we'd sit in the car and rate the flavors. My brother's goal one summer was to taste every single flavor they sold. There were over 100! I can still feel the warm summer night, the cold ices and miss those special moments with my family!

My favorite memory would have to be going to the little beach house my parents would rent every summer. My parents and two older sisters and I, would play all day down on the beach and then at night we would roast marshmellows, pop popcorn, play cards, and we each always got to bring our favorite board game. It was the one time we could all count on being all together as a family. And back then it was the simple things that made it fun like each others company just being ourselves, laughing and playing until we couldn't keep our eyes open any longer.

Loved summer evenings - sitting out on the deck with my sisters and parents - relaxing and enjoying being together. Wish it was possible to relive those lovely days. =)

My favorite memory was of my grandmother playing "rock school" on the front steps with us when we were kids. I can't wait until my kids are old enough to play this game and carry on the tradition!

My favourite childhood summertime memory is that of my Dad taking my sister and me to the beach to play on my birthday, just after Christmas. If we were really lucky the ice-cream truck would be there.

My favorite childhood summertime memory is the fourth of July. My family, the neighborhood I grew up and the town just went all out. There was a parade, a BBQ in the neighborhood and then we would watch fireworks from my parents bedroom and eat popcorn late at night. I have fond memories of summertime and my childhood.