Monday, July 30, 2012

Summer Days

While the days here are still sweltering (and humid!), our summer has officially come to an end.  Our short but sweet summer was filled with:

  • The arrival of the sixth member of the Taylor family, Liam Chase
  • Lazy mornings and late breakfasts
  • Playing in the pool: Gabe learned how to do freestyle stroke, the butterfly kick, and a double somersault underwater & Bella learned how to dive to the bottom of the pool & Ari started going off the high wall with Britney
  • Eating popsicles outside
  • Going to visit friends and having them come by too
  • Visits from cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, great aunt, great uncle, greatgrandma
  • Playing with Britney on the regular
  • Watermelon for dessert
  • Pinterest craft ideas
  • Getting caught in a few dust storms
  • Enjoying Jake’s masterful creations on the Green Egg BBQ smoker
  • S’mores in the courtyard
  • Trips to the library
  • Two family reunions in Holbrook

I was pretty busy clinging to something way cuter than my camera for many of these good times, but I did manage to make a couple tangible memories.

Our visit from Jake’s sister Ali, and her sweet family.  I love them and think it’s so cool that we managed to somehow age-match our kiddos.

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Taylor babies basically never left the water the whole two months.  One time, a lizard joined in the fun.

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4th of July celebrating involved great friends and food, more swimming, Gabe and Lana’s “sneaky” wedding, and viewing the fireworks from a friend’s pasture.

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