Other Summer Fun

Captured the girls coloring on their little table in our sweetly spiced up summer backyard. What a sweet moment!

A fun summer day with the Mitchells...the kids didn't miss a beat, they didn't slow down, they laughed and had a BLAST together. What great friends we have in them!

Griffin continues to amaze us with his helmet. He has never looked back. The kid doesn't even know it's on his head. We have seen significant growth already, and we are praising GOD so very much for his temperament. He sleeps just like there's nothing on his head. wowza.





I turned 32 this year. Eeeek. Went to Rosies Italian Grill with the fam for dinner. Always love these nights out. :)

We welcomed the newest Snow family member this month (July). What a sweet little boy Jonah is. The girls were enamored with him. And Lindsay and Nate were of course a bit shocked, but sooooo in love!!!

And there were FIREWORKS!!!!!

The 4th of July is by far one of the best weekends at the lake, EVER. There isn't an empty cottage and there isn't an empty dock anywhere. It's so fun...the hustle bustle. :) I think this is the first year where our kids actually remembered the "fun stuff" about the holiday. They love being up there with the whole family, they LOOOOVE the fireworks late at night, and they even love "Pat's fireworks." Ellie expected a great show this year. :) Tellie and Maya and Coop were crazy as ever, but certainly a welcomed part of the lake chaos...

I want, more than anything, to make these memories SLOWER than they are. It's hard to do that. It just tends to be busy, even amidst the atmosphere of the lake. I don't know why that is. I want to soak up every single second of our kids playing, laughing, swimming, riding waverunners, eating popsicles, and especially squealing at the great lights in the sky. Before I know it, they will want to be with their friends on this weekend, or with their boyfriends, or with their husbands/wife. Wow. We are blessed...these are the days!!!











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