Remembering Summer.

It is September. School is back in session. Our mornings are getting cooler by the day. The nights are coming earlier and earlier. I'll admit, I love the morning chill and the routines, but I am missing summer.
Did I accomplish all the things I set out to? Nope. Did my children always get along and play nicely with one another like I constantly long for? Not a chance. Did I remain patient and calm when things were crazy. I wish.
But, we did have an awful lot of fun. I felt like we were at such a good place this summer. No diapers or potty-training. No naps. Happy (mostly) travelers. Late nights finally equal sleeping in.

It was good. Real good. And I am missing it.

We filled our days....

playing baseball.






playing with our Boise cousins.





camping.






playing in the cold river.







hiking.








riding the alpine slide in Jackson Hole.





tubing on the reservoir in Carey.





a little fishing.




staying cool at grandma's with ice cream and a water-slide.






being with family and loving every minute.











soaking up the beauty of where we live.










Is it too early to start looking forward to next summer??

Sue.

All of my kids love animals. particularly dogs. and we have had our share of them. currently we are pet-less and I could not be happier. why buy a dog and the long term commitment that goes with it when we can borrow dogs from grandaddy pretty much whenever we want?? A few weeks ago, we had Sue for a week and Ashley was in dog-heaven.

water-fights

summertime and water-fights.....they just go together.