July

Wow, where did July go?!?!? It flew by in a flash! One of my friends has given up 'family scrapbooking' and is making photo books from her blog. I am pondering the same thing, so here is my best effort at summarizing this month and hopefully I will get better about posting!!

Highlights included:
*Super FUN visit from Gpa, Barbara, and Liane's family to celebrate the 4th and C's 5th birthday
*Big neighborhood 4th of July celebration, the likes of which no one has ever seen:)
*C's extra special golden birthday
*Doug's travels-whew, I'm glad July is over, he was gone A LOT!
*Grandma's week w/ us-what a big help she is!
*Tennis starting for M
*Gymnastics camp for M
*Full month of marathon training
*Camping in the backyard (kids LOVED this!)
*Botanical gardens
*Several fun times on the boat at Smithville Lake

Hard to believe August is upon us. This mama is not ready for school to start, can we just have 1 more full month of summer?:(

On a sadder note, our beloved Papo lost his battle with lung cancer on July 6. We were able to spend a week in Tallahassee with family celebrating his life. He is and will be very, very missed. We love you Papo! (http://www.rememberingrandyrill.blogspot.com/)