I'm doing a patchwork of sorts to catch up on our summer activities. Too much fun and not enough time to blog :)
There were teddy bear picnics,
pool and beach days and bake offs.
OC Fair time!
We are suckers for the games... someone inevitably ends up winning something giant.
We spent the night on my parent's boat.
Yes, that's Starbuck's coffee balanced precariously on the front of Ron's board. He's my hero.
Rosie decided that she'd like to go to a water park for her birthday this year instead of having friends over for a party. We said she could bring a friend and, of course, she chose Lucy. We had a blast. We came home waterlogged, tired and happy to a fun family pizza party and water park birthday cake A la Mimi.
The annual end of the summer trip to Bass Lake. Oh, how I love this trip. Papa and Mimi, in retirement bliss, were able to join us this year.
Some people are more graceful than others when jumping off the top of the pontoon. Some leap, some tuck and some look as if they've been shoved.
There was a trip to Jones Store for some good old fashioned kitty cat cheeseburgers and beautiful scenery.
After the Welches and Hunts left we took the girls up to Mariposa Grove to hike around the Giant Sequoias and have a BBQ supper at the Wawona. It was a magic end to our trip to the mountains.
This was one of my favorite moments of the summer...
We were full and happy, cruising the lake on the boat, after Forks burgers and Miller's milkshakes. We cut the engine and floated in the middle of the dark lake as we watched a beautiful, huge full moon rise above the mountains. We cheered as it finally made its grand entrance in its entirety.
And then, Sadie.
She serenaded us with the Goodnight Song in her sweet, high, clear, three year old voice.
All 9 of us were silent, listening, most of us with teary eyes and lumps in our throats.
Best.moment.ever.
So, have a good night, my good friends.
XOXO
