Summertime Fun

I wanted to post a few pictures of what we've been up to this summer. (and you can click on the pictures to make them bigger)
picnics at the North Fields:

Football in the yard:

Silly faces (still cannot believe they let me take this picture!):

Family Reunions:

Deer Creek Reservoir:

Strawberry Reservoir:

some much-needed rain:

a reunion with two of my best friends from high school:

a new haircut for Morgen:

beautiful roses in my garden:

some of my knitting projects:

it's been a lovely summer :) and I am looking forward to next Thursday, when school begins for my children!

Gratitude List:
* our garden is producing lots of squash and cherry tomatoes, beans, onions, zucchini, peas, carrots... and a few raspberries and blackberries. mmmmmmm!
* 2 days of nonstop laughing with my friends
* we are blessed to live in a place with lots of hiking and camping and lake-ing (i know it isn't a word but it does describe what we did...)
* my knitting website has a wealth of free patterns, and lots of helpful and more experienced knitters when i run into problems
* air conditioning in August
* a working dishwasher
* music!
* reading "Outcasts United" by Warren St John for Walker's AP Human Geography class. very interesting non-fiction book about a soccer team made up of refugee boys.
* yarn!
* my kids are healthy, Jared is home, and God is good.