Summer Hits

I can NOT believe summer is over. I say this every year, but this was our best one yet. Here are some highlights: 

Bribing Andrew with an iced latte to do his reading with my on the front porch. 

Impromptu weeknight date. 

 Sprinkler with cousin Nolan. 

 Andrew learned to mow!

 Yearly lemonade stand with friends & neighbors. 

 THE WORLD CUP

 4th of July Parade. 

 Giant slip & slide. 

 3 on 3 basketball league. 

 Learning to play pickleball. 

 Playdates with Cora & Evan at parks around town.

 Lunch downtown. 

 I was randomly on a radio show talking about a unit I teach on the world water crisis. 

Every year I cry about summer ending, not because I don't want to go back to school, but because another summer has come & gone with these two. Here's to our next year of adventures that await!

The Cabin

Our favorite week of the summer did not disappoint again this year: we had amazing weather and the kids spent hours playing on the water. 

This was the first long trip we took in the car, and despite the exit for a charging station being closed, it went well.  

 After the 8 hours in the car, the kids wasted no time getting in the lake. 

 Andrew & baby Jane. 

 Lots of fishing. 

 Both kids were quite nervous to water ski, but they both fought through their fear and I couldn't have been prouder. 

Lake life is the best life.