Friday, September 20, 2013

Where, oh where has the summer gone?

So, I had big plans to blog all about life this summer:  the garden, the kids, cookouts, fun at the park, work on the farm, friends, trips, firsts,...  Now summer is over.  I've lived all those things, but blogged none!
Incredible sunset on the farm
 All in all, we've had a very eventful season, so allow me to recap.

We finished up school in May with our annual Family Night event.  This year's program was as wonderful as ever, of course.  Ellie's class presented the fruits of the Spirit as we had studied.  Marian and Ellie sang a duet.  Marian and Andrew participated in some recitations with their class.  We handed out report cards, and ended the evening with good food and good fellowship.



Also as part of our end-of-school-year activities, our family went to a play at the Cumberland County Playhouse, "The Miracle Worker", which was the story of Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan.  As always, the playhouse put on a remarkable show.
 I guess the next big event was birthdays.  June comes with a bundle of them!  First mine.  40!  Wha-at?

 Then Marian's and Cecil's are a day apart, so we celebrated them together.  Marian requested a giant cookie instead of birthday cake.  She turned 12, Cecil 76.
Blow!!!!





This has been a big summer for Reagan.  First came the potty.  Mamma (and Mamma's wallet) says, "Yea!!  No more diapers!"
 Then came the big-boy bed!
Scooby-Doo sheets!  Awesome!
An eggshell discovered in the yard



And as always the everyday amazements of being three.
 Marian, Andrew, and Ellie all had the wonderful opportunity to participate in a soccer camp hosted here in Bledsoe County by nearby Bryan College.  They had a great time!  Shortly after this, Marian and Andrew had another first:  overnight camp!  They attended 4H camp in Cumberland County.
 It was an exciting week all around...
 Marian and Andrew experienced all sorts of new things at camp, while little brother and sister had some firsts of their own...
 One night Reagan slept with Ellie in her room, another night she joined him in his room.
 We finished up June with a bang-- a campout with our dear friends David and Tami, along with one of their daughters, Carly, and grandson, Kylin.  We had a fabulous weekend.  I must say, I do not remember the ground being anywhere near that hard!!  I was very glad that we were quite close to home because the second night, Reagan and I had to bail out!  But we were sure to return for the daytime fun, the campfire, cookout, fishing, the occasional card game, et al.
Breakfast for hungry campers!
Card game & lounging in the tent
 That was our May and June... at least the highlights!  The beginning of a great summer!

1 comment:

  1. AWESOME Sunset! Not sure how you managed to capture that! As for three year old amazements, well I still get thrilled over eggshells in the yard. There is just something about them.
    You did a great job, summarizing things :-) I should do that more often!

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