What do farm kids do in the summer?

Ahhh, summer on the farm, endless hours of picking, weeding, chores, chores, and more chores. Work the kids from dawn to dusk, they'll thank you for it when they're older! Well maybe not. It's not our philosophy anyway, and we don't want the kids to grow up hating our farm.

This summer, Rebecca spent a week at sailing camp (at the BS&BC here in Burlington at LaSalle Park), and as you can see from her smile, she had a great time. In the photo she's sailing an "Optomist" (Opti's) back to dock after a morning out on the water.

Our family took up sailing a couple of years ago. It is a great way to escape (mentally and physically) from the stresses of the farm. We go out on our Laser 2 when we have the chance, which isn't nearly as often as we'd like.