Thursday, January 18, 2024

July 2023

 

July is, hands down, the best month of the year! We started July with travel. The little boys thought they could turn this area into a bunk bed. I don't think it lasted long. 

And then we got cousin time!

We started playing games at a card table by the water so we could see all the littles while we played. It worked pretty well except when we had tons of wind (which was pretty common).

Morning bike rides! We still need to figure out how to get bikes for the two weeks we are in Minnesota. 

Fishing at the dam


Fishing at the culverts

Grandpa spoiling Brooklyn

The monsters!



I don't love cliff jumping when we go tubing down the river because people often end up bleeding but lots of people like it.


Doug modeling his tie-dye shirt

Isaac and Cabell got their hair braided

Eric on fly swatting duty

Beautiful Lucy!

So much talent


The sky was so gorgeous!

Another great shot of Lucy!

This snake was vicious! It kept biting Blake but he held onto it to show the cousins


Corban won a Ben's Bait hat for this fish. He was SO excited. 

Celebrating at a restaurant on the road to Island Park

At church in Island Park

Mehrl had Corban become a gardener with him. Corban was so proud and excited to plant radishes!

Lucy made this bouquet for Grandma and Grandpa

Visiting Grandpa Bowen

This was hilarious! On our way home from Island Park, we went to the Stevenson family reunion in Altamont. The cabin we stayed in was monstrous and the Bowens and Buechners all stayed together in one enormous room full of bunk beds. It was awesome! I wish we could have stayed longer but we needed to get home for school. 

This was so sad. Brooklyn dropped band because she didn't want to give up PE and health. 

We went to a really great Bryan Adams concert.

Marley's BeReal of going to see the Barbie movie. My kids were wearing a lot of hot pink. 

Back to school night! Corban got Mrs. McDermott, Cason's old teacher.

A last hurrah at Hurricane Harbor

Lucy at 9th grade orientation

First day of school! Isaac in junior year


Lucy in 9th grade

Corban in 2nd grade

Brooklyn in 7th grade

Cason in 4th grade

And the moms celebrated school starting by going paddle boarding!


Isaac and Lucy driving to and from school together

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