highlights of summer

With Labor Day here, it's officially the end of summer...school is starting and our days of freedom and flexibility are behind us. It's been a fun and busy summer and I know I could never blog about everything that we've done. So, I'm doing one post and dumping all of our random summer pictures into it. Finally, I feel like I'm caught up on documenting these past three months.

Many trips to the park
Golfing at Bullwinkles for Brevin's 4th birthday

Splashing at the Wilsonville fountian

Brevin, Carter and Kennedy

Kennedy took off on her bike

Carter learned to cross the monkey bars and was somewhat obbessed

First of many trips to the zooKennedy started gymnastics

Swimming lessons for both kids - they did an awesome job!

Celebrating Mommy's birthday

Dear friends - Jackie, Jenny and Julie

My oldest friends who eventhough our lives have led us in different directions we can still talk for hours when we get together. We celebrated Jenny's upcoming wedding at a shower in July.

OMSI trip

Hiking at Beacon Rock with Daddy

The best friends anyone could ask for...Kirstin and Carrie treated me to tickets to the Avett Brothers concert for my birthday. We had the BEST time.

Never a shortage of laughter and smiles when we are together

My friend Jackie made a surprise visit home from Austrailia this summer and it was wonderful spending time with her and her family. Sienna (6), Carter (5), Kennedy (3) and Alessia (4) - Ava (almost 1) was missing from our picture.

Carter took golf lessons - man, can he strike the ball!

Berry picking on Sauvie's Island for Emery's 2nd birthday

Brevin and Carter picking raspberries

Lauren, Kennedy, Andrew and Carter at Oaks Park

Carter's strawberries that he planted on his farm field trip...they were delicious!

A night out with girlfriends