Monday, August 29, 2011

Summer's End

Hayley got a job at Subway....
I know I shouldn't call an end to summer on August 29, but school is a mere two days away, and back to work for me, so I feel like today and tomorrow will be a whirlwind of activity and prepping for school (two in junior high, one in high school and one in....gasp!....college). So, I decided to indulge myself with a little review of summer and all it had to offer. And a good one it was, this summer of 2011. Indeed.
Harrison and I spent a day in Seattle and Rode the Ducks!
We watched airplanes leaving the air show.........
Jeff won second place in his second Quadrathon (swim, bike, run, paddle) at Aquafest in Lake Stevens....

We watched a sunset in Edmonds........

Jeff did his first Aquathon (swim, run) on Mercer Island...

We had a "beach" party at home because it rained.....a lot....most of the summer!

Jeff caught this bass in Boise!

I caught this fish but threw it back......

We went to see our favorite band, Bushwhack, in concert (love the lead singer, Harrison Gordon!)

Harrison caught a fish in Boise with cousin Audrey!

We went exploring on Deadman's Pass..........

Kaden and Uncle Jeff fished together.........

We celebrated Hannah's 16th birthday....


Hayley turned 18!!!


Jackson turned 1!

Kaden turned 4!

We watched Fourth of July fireworks from Kayak Point.....

We saw the moon...........

We went camping at Kayak Point and cooked dinner on the beach....

We made friends with baby ducks!

We did some kayaking!

We saw some wildlife........

We photographed nature.........

Jeff dumped his kayak on purpose.........

We soaked up the sun.....what there was of it!

We saw stunning Mt. Rainier from Lake Tapps.......

We enjoyed more sunsets.........

We jumped in lakes..........

We braved freezing rivers.........

We posed for pictures........

We spent time with the boyfriend........

We tried out funny hairstyles...

We were strong........

We worshiped the sun.........

We got a new cheerleader in the family!

We visited special friends...........

We did photo shoots............

We enjoyed even more sunsets...........

We marveled at the natural beauty of the sound, the skies and the sun....

We had piggyback rides.........

We couldn't get enough sunsets.........

We jumped for joy!

We made memories with friends..........

Jeff kayaked into the sunset.........

We discovered our favorite roses.........

We saw a wolf howl...........

We visited the Oregon Zoo..........

We hung out with cousins..........

We cooked and ate a pig!

We watched the next generation of mamas and babies.....

We visited Portland..........

We went out to dinner a lot...........

We saw a Narnia exhibit............

We went swimming!

Jeff finished Run of the Mill 5K........

So many sunsets, such little summer.............

Jeff finally caught "The Big One" - a salmon in Puget Sound from his kayak!


Goodbye Summer 2011! It was fun!

2 comments:

Janet Church said...

Great pictures! Makes me think that I missed a lot this summer.

jeff said...

I love ouw your pictures made this Non-summer come alive with summer:) I love you!