a few summer stragglers

I took some photos on my parents camera this summer when I was in Lynden and was finally able to get them off when we were there for Thanksgiving so here are a few remnants of our summer memories...

A gorgeous day out at Lummi Island. Does it get any better than that?

Taking advantage of the Whatcom County bounty.

Checking out the horses with Memmie up at Silver Lake.

Getting driving lessons from Memmie at the fair.

DUCK! GOOSE!

Riding around in Memmie & Papa's house.

A tender good-bye.

Our lil' "punkin"

Is there any better place to take fall pictures than the pumpkin patch? Well, it doesn't hurt to have a sunny day and Smith Rock in the background either...

Jeff surprised me for my birthday with breakfast out with some friends after which we all piled into the Kelloggs' truck and headed to Terrebonne. It was such a glorious day and we spent a couple hours picking out pumpkins, riding the train and of course, taking photos of our lil' "punkin." Here's a few of our favs (from the 80+ "keepers")...

His Father's Son

Ok, this is too cute not to share...

As many of you know, Jeff is neat. I don't mean in the way that you're grandma might say "He's such a NEAT, young man.", though he's that too. I mean in the way that he is tidy. He likes things to have a place and they should be put back there. And well... I'm not.

I'm happy to report that it appears that Kieren received the tidy gene. He just brought me my Uggs that I had kicked off in the living room last night and said, "Mama, boots in the cubby?" A little guiltily I replied, "Yep, you're right honey, Mama's boots should get put away in the cubby." After which he promptly brought them to the shoe cubby and tried to find a spot for them. It was full and my boots are too big to fit in anyway so he set them nicely off to the side... his father's son. :)

a "few" summer photos

An anxious bather showed us he could get into the tub unassisted... a first.

Camping at Maryhill in June with the Stremler Family...

The center of attention... literally.

One cool dude... with a great physique if I might add. :)

Fourth of July in Lincoln City with the whole Labhart gang.

Wallowa Lake trip with the extended Elder Family.

Transitions

As we move into Fall and the trees start to turn, the air gets crisp and I start baking with gusto, I'm reminded how much I LOVE this time of year. So imagine my happiness when my sweet boy exclaims from the lunch table, "MAMA! Yellow! Up high in the tree! And orange too!"
He was truly excited and I was reminded how lucky we are as parents to get to experience things again for the first time through our children.