Gone are the hazy, lazy days of summer...(or however that saying goes). I love the freedom of Summer, but I must say I was ready for the routine of the school year to begin.

Here are some of the highlights and stand outs of our summer............

Spending time with extended family.....

Trips to the beach.......

Our 13th wedding anniversary. Reid planned a wonderful date...dinner at a nice restaurant, a walk through the Portland Rose Gardens, and dessert at a yummy Italian dessert place.....
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The sale of our Texas house!









The purchase of our Dundee home....

Packing, moving, painting, unpacking, etc.....













Our three wonderful, memory-making camping trips......



























Nattie's severe allergic reaction to the sun......









Our trip to Klamath Falls.......









Making memories at "Next of Kiln"......

And others I don't have pictures for...

Cameron's big bike wreck. The girls and I were in KFalls, and there were no band aids in the house. Oops! :) Our neighbor came to the rescue with her first aid kit. No broken bones thank goodness!

Katie's 4th of July broken tooth. The jump rope handle hit her in the tooth and broke off a good sized chunk. The dentist said 1mm more tooth broken off and she would have needed a root canal. Phew!......

Attending the American Idol concert in Portland with the kids, my mom and dad, and my brother Mark's family. Of course my camera battery died right when I tried to take the proof of attendance photo!

And countless other milestones reached, memories made, quiet moments, fun times, and everything in between that I can't think of to write down.

So here we are on the first day of school...







































My, how time does fly.

Ok, so this is week old news. Oh well.