The weather is still beautiful outside but the summer festivities are about over. We made sure we did our annual white water rafting trip, did our last summer swim at my Mom's house, and went to the Connell Fall Festival annual parade.
I enjoy all seasons but summer might be my favorite. I love the water. I love the late nights and random last minute road trips. So many memories are created during the summer months. I also love the structure fall brings. School starts and early bath and bedtime rituals begin and my days become scheduled with cleaning and mealtimes. Fall football games start and so does good TV again. My favorite candle scents fill the house and my sudden desire to bake comes back in full swing.
I enjoy all seasons but summer might be my favorite. I love the water. I love the late nights and random last minute road trips. So many memories are created during the summer months. I also love the structure fall brings. School starts and early bath and bedtime rituals begin and my days become scheduled with cleaning and mealtimes. Fall football games start and so does good TV again. My favorite candle scents fill the house and my sudden desire to bake comes back in full swing.
Annual White Water Rafting:
I wish I had a picture of the whole group. We had three boats filled with Kelly's, Haertling's, and Bleazard's. Even Daryl's Mom came this year! The rapids were really mild this year but still fun. My favorite part is swimming on this little outlet lagoon where there are natural water slides. It is a bummer I can never catch all the action with a camera but in a way its more fun to just enjoy it all instead of being caught up in taking pictures.
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| These boys soaked us with those water launchers! |
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| me and Ashley--she is back at BYU-I now |
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| This is the last rapid we went down! Just kidding this is a completely different river that flows into the Deschuttes river that we raft down. Gotch ya though! |
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| After the rafting trip--stopping to see the waterfall |
Boys will be boys...there was some kind of bet/dare involved
While we were rafting on Saturday Grandpa and Grandma Harvey took Evelyn and Jane to the fair! Sounds like both parties had a blast. My Mom kept mentioning how good Jane did but once I heard about all the goodies they got while walking around it made since!:) Here is a picture my Mom texted me of Evelyn riding a pony...
While we were rafting on Saturday Grandpa and Grandma Harvey took Evelyn and Jane to the fair! Sounds like both parties had a blast. My Mom kept mentioning how good Jane did but once I heard about all the goodies they got while walking around it made since!:) Here is a picture my Mom texted me of Evelyn riding a pony...
Last summer swim at my Mom's pool:
I always try to make an effort to go swimming one more time after Labor day. After that it still feels warm enough to go swimming but the cooler nights makes the water too cold.
I always try to make an effort to go swimming one more time after Labor day. After that it still feels warm enough to go swimming but the cooler nights makes the water too cold.
Connell Fall Festival:
One of the better parades I have been to in the area. It actually has real parade floats!
The night before Ashley left we took Debbie and her out to dinner. After dinner Daryl wanted to take the girls to run down Carmichael hill to get some energy out. While we were at the top Debbie realized it made for some great silhouette snapshots...
