Thursday, September 15, 2016

summer living


Or alternately titled: Massive photo dump from the summer of 2016!

Serious applesauce pouch party with cousin Gweny

Park time with Gwen!

I promise she didn't hit him. I think she was waving hello!

Minnehaha Falls outing on a Saturday

Surrey bike ride


Wayzata beach

Our newly planted panicle hydrangea

Very proud of her flower-arranging skills

Admiring cousin Jack on the Fourth



Gweny's first haircut! We went along to blow bubbles for distraction and to provide some moral support.


Babysitting Jack

She lost her first tooth in July!

All packed up for our trip!


About to leave for the Brainerd Lakes area

Arrowwood Resort

Ice cream from The Chocolate Ox at Grand View







A little tired the morning after the first night of "sleep" at the hotel

Grand View Lodge beach









Yawn



Conked out after the boat ride!




Galleria outing

Wayzata with Gwen




Beautiful Queen Elsa-Gracie


Crafts from her England unit at Wiggles and Giggles camp



We are at the park all the time during summer







Outing with the Nagels


Pool party with the Pearsons, Powerses, and Nagels

Crafts from the Brazil and Olympics unit at Wiggles and Giggles summer camp

Centenniel Lakes with Jack




Our pretty Stella :)

D'Amico dinner while Daddy was helping Justin move from NM to MN
Bed-jumping with Gwen!


Birthday dinner for Brett's 34th

Excelsior Bay

Brett and his brother, Brian

Gorgeous sky over the lake
After living in New Mexico for the past six years, our dear friends, the Underwoods, moved back to Minnesota in August!

A couple days before Jared, Corinne, and Gwenyth returned to Qatar
"Good Peach Pie" by Grandma Marilyn; baked by Aunt Marit

Visiting with cousins Lydia, Peter, and Sarah; my aunt Marit made my grandma's "Good Peach Pie" recipe

Minutes before the tearful end-of-summer goodbye to the Lorences of Arabia


Last look before we see them in person next June :( 

The Great Minnesota Get-Together: MN State Fair; picture credit to Stella Joy 

She sneaked a selfie onto my camera roll

First taste of cotton candy. It was a hit!









South Pacific at the Guthrie

Afternoon outing with Brett's boss and his family on Lotus Lake




Our t-ball set got a lot of use this summer!

Or 

I attended a reading program with Stella 5 Saturdays this summer. This is an example of the kind of things Brett and Grace had fun doing together while we were out. She loves being a superhero!

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