Ode to Summer, and Boy It's Long....

The pace has been blistering the last few months, but most moments sweet. 

The parents MOVED in the last month.

I'm here to tell you: WE SURVIVED.

Now, let's catch up on those long lost pictures...

before I never make it out from under the photo files.

Apres spring break we celebrated 14. 

We celebrated with:

Chinese food

Charming

Children

 and a very cute green frog.

Who put a ton of late winter evenings into that play.

 At Easter, we enjoyed lamby cake and soon after...

 we met Darby.

 Grandma looks WAY too good for her age, if I do say so!

The cake was lemon raspberry made by moi, 

and gluten free to boot!

 Comet? 

He's always a charmer and has grown quite large. 

We need him to advance to moles, but he catches shrews, lizards, and mice. 

 Spring saw soccer, soccer, and more soccer. 

Have  I mentioned we "do" a lot of soccer?

He began reffing as well - in his "free" soccer time. 

A real job!

 Our local club has been so good for him. 

It's hard to believe we are now at high school ball.

 And possibly a more "elite" club program spring of his freshman year and beyond. 

Time shall tell.

Thank you, DUSC for investing in his character.

 There's been much joy...

 and the reward of hard work within community.

There's also been amazing coaches who care. 

I'm not ready to leave the local fields,

 and the season and advance to HS, 

but he seems ready. 

SIGH.

Silver Falls with DEAR friends who finally got their bums back in state from PA!

Very wet + very hot = very nice!

Mostly.

 At an auntie's farm with goat love + aunt love.

 Love.

Love.

 NASA's John Herrington in town for the NASA Apollo 11 Challenge...

 and another rock star teacher and coach who has let him run with robotics,

and laser cutters, and 3D printers, and drills, and saws. 

Love the STEM program at the middle school + the mentors.

 Land drone, position robot, robot plants flag, and collects rock sample, and they rock it.

 Sweet 16 arrived.

I wish she would just quit growing already!

 There was an interesting break out box challenge that's not yet finished!

Soon. Heaven help us.

 Sixteen: morning + cat skirt + Star Wars scarf + the peanut brutter.

 Dress for dinner, dude.

 Happy Birthday!

Thank you to all who sent emails, cards, and lovely wishes.

She felt the gift of your presence. 

Thank you.

We love em' bunches and bunches. 

Can't wait to see what the year brings.

Wish we could slow it all down.

Just a a bit.