summer in pictures, thus far

Summer has come to Grove City this week and we are hip-hip-hooraying for it! At last it feels like summer. We are loving the hot sun shining down from the blue sky and that glorious post-swimming chlorine-stretched-skin feeling. I am getting a bit panicky as we near the end of July and most of my summer goals are not yet accomplished. And a few, not yet begun.

Tonight I sat down to my pictures. And smiled. Pictures always make me smile. They awe me with what a blessed, full life I have. And that makes me so very grateful to the Giver of all these good things.

Right. That is why I make picture books. To remember. To stir myself to see, to give thanks, to worship.

Just reminding myself that photo documenting isn't a frivolous hobby of mine, in hopes that I will make time to get on it before summer has gone away.

Here are a few pictures to make you smile and to recap our summer thus far.

Bereket can't wait for his teeth to fall out on their own, so he's taking things into his own hands.

Crocs and socks. Why?

BT and his many teddies. And his tired daddy.

T loved swimming lessons. I loved that someone else got to tell him to stop splashing and quiet down.

And Josiah loved archery camp. I loved that it was close enough for him to walk by himself (close enough is at the end of our block. No,  I'm not one of those moms.)

Folly Beach and a few of my favorite people.

Weddings!! I love them and we had two this summer that members of our family participated in.

Eliza was a beautiful bride. I could say more than a caption will hold.

And Olivia was a beautiful maid of honor. Truly.

My newest nephew and his big brother, who now knows my name!!!

Got to sneak away to Florida all by myself for a weekend to meet this little guy. He's captivating.

Camping at Clear Creek. A highlight of my boys' summer.