Wednesday, August 7, 2013

12/ Year - July


Waa, this is super-late!  I had every intention of posting this album whilst in Vancouver.  Yes, I greatly overestimated my ability to grieve and blog at the same time.  More updates/stories about my dad's funeral shortly but for now let us take a trip down memory lane from what was the month of July. And when you are done here go visit my dear friend Barb at Praying for Grace, wonderful hostess of this link-up.


ominous clouds signal the near end of baseball season


he's ready for it to be over too
Independence Day parade - we live a couple blocks away from the parade route so it's a yearly treat

picking up candies for breakfast :-)

goofing off with cousin Kelsey

this is one of our annual favorites


new this year

the fire truck is always at the end of the parade - until next year!


after the parade everyone headed to our home to celebrate the girl's 10th birthday

flowers all the way from TX from her cousin Ivannah


pardon the resolution - dark room, cheap cellphone camera.  We took the girl out for dinner where the whole restaurant sang her a happy birthday much to all our surprise.  I had briefly mentioned to our server that it's her special dinner not knowing they will do this.  Very pleasantly suprised, we all were.

I can't move this photo in the right order!  This was also at the parade with some of the cousins.  As you can tell this is a family event for us.
and it rained towards the end


sparklers at night





last week of regular play

I don't know what the baby was saying to the oldest but I love this photo

middle child watching the oldest play on a beautiful evening


during the play-offs the girl painted her nails in the color of his brothers teams

our almost matching glasses

celebrating the end of baseball's regular season that got extended due to an all-star tournament invitation

cooling off at the fountains downtown

pretty impressive

the baby doesn't care for getting wet in the fountains

on the way to Vancouver

reading her book

reading his book

writing her latest novel

arriving in Washington State

a fabulous view from our hotel room- the sea, sky and the mountains in beautiful British Columbia

That's it for July, folks.  See you next month.

2 comments:

  1. It really was a busy month for you. Busier even than your pictures portray . I am glad you had the opportunity to go home. I'm sorry it was for such a sad reason. :-(

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    1. Grace definitely kept me sane. Thank you for all the prayers! Date night soon?

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