The perfect summer combo of BEACH and MOUNTAINS!!

I am a beach gal that married a mountain man and God has provided a perfect spot for us to enjoy during the summer!!

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The Beach Lake is our favorite!!! 

It was a spectacular day and we had a great time playing and soaking up the sun!! 

Here is the beach from across the lake...SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! 

Airport pick-up and more BIRTHDAY celebrating!!

Anxiously awaiting my PEEPS outside of security...

Grabbed them, all their luggage and...duh...headed to Costco 😂

We were so happy to have them home!!

And to celebrate the BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!  

We had her favorite foods and a sweet time of being back together after 11 DAYS!!! 

We are SO BLESSED by our precious daughter!!

She is such a delight to us and we are so thankful for 15 years with her!!

The Epic teen road-trip, Part 2...

 Michigan to St. Louis, here they come!! 

First up, strolling in a lovely city park!! 

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And then, UP, UP, UP to....

The top of the St. Louis ARCH!!!

Amazing views!!

Such a cool experience!!! 

Then on to putt-putt!!

Basketball!  

And a crowning moment of the trip...THE BIRTHDAY celebration!!!! 

(Which was, of course, at The Cheesecake Factory!!)

Which was a HUGE-lots-of-people-in-cahoots-for-a-long-time SURPRISE!!!! 

Which will result in...MORE TRAVEL with this wild crew!! 😎💥

And the last night was...MOVIE NIGHT!! 

What a wild and wonderful trip!!  

Thank you so much to the most generous and wonderful grandparents!!!

Meanwhile, back at home...

LOTS of video calls to keep up with our "PEEPS"!! (as Andrew calls them😂)

We missed them very much while they were at camp!

 

Homeschool dad in action...fixing everything with an entourage of curious "helpers"!! 

We are so thankful that daddy can fix anything!! And does so cheerfully with lots of "help"!! 

The church jam was a little different this week...missing a few, added a few...😁

😂😂Chef Joshua/James/Andrew😂😂: 

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Bread-Baker Extraordinaire!!! 

Batter-lickers 😂

Lots of the Busy Town game, Andrew's favorite!! 

Summer Piano Lessons!! So fun! 

We even snuck in a date night with babysitters!!!

We went to see "Fiddler on the Roof"!

Lots of giggles at home...and the Daddy Shoe Game 😄

Father's Day surprises abounded!!

Joshua wrote a beautiful poem for Daddy that we had made into artwork by some budding local artists!

And then the usual MUDDY-BUDDY days!!

We had a very quiet week at home without our teens, but it was sweet and fun!!