Another summer has come and almost gone.
Goodbye backyard pool.
Goodbye summer visitors (in the backyard pool).
We loved the family reunion:
And the staying up late. And the sleeping in. And the barbecuing. And the trips to the lake. And we loved having Kristi home, sniff sniff. We leave for Rexburg in 3 weeks where she will begin a new and wonderful chapter in her life.
Austin and Dallin return to school on August 22nd. The alarm clocks will be set for seminary time. Dallin will be off to middle school and Austin will be playing football under the lights every week. I will not be returning to work at the elementary school, but will instead be handling the books, the billing, and the errand-running for Keith (as he tries to keep his consulting business going on the side while working full-time for the school district managing the construction projects financed by last year's school bond).
The end of summer also brings our wedding anniversary, which was yesterday! Keith and I went to see "The Help" (which was GREAT, go see it!), and then came home to a fancy and fabulous dinner prepared by Kristi, Kelly (Vaughn - here visiting!), Austin and Dallin. We had menus, which no doubt you can't read but were VERY clever and sweet: 
There was mood music playing in the background and fresh flowers in a cowboy boot (a memory from long ago that the kids know about). It was a wonderful way to commemorate our 23 years together. What started out looking like this:
Has turned into something more like this:
But we still think we look the same. (wink, wink)
I always love the hint of fall in the air, and the feeling of a new season, new school year, etc. But it's still hard to say goodbye to summer.
Another big sigh.
3 comments:
I love the current picture of you two lovebirds! Still a good-looking couple!
How awesome that a temple trip is included in your family reunion! You are blessed and lucky.
That house of yours is just overflowing with talent -- OK, well, the people in the house, anyway! That menu is so clever and sweet!
Dallin and Evan may be in the same math class this year -- let me know if Dallin ends up in 1° math.
Thanks for the hearty recommendation to see "The Help." I'll have to do that -- even if I wait until it's at the cheap theater.
I love reading your posts--they are reflective, and honest, and descriptive...and they tell of a happy life! Happy Anniversary to you beautiful people.
I am thinking of you this weekend, knowing you are delivering your only daughter to BYU-I. Alyssa just began her senior year and that day looms too close on the horizon for me!
It reminds me of your trip to BYU as a freshman when you stopped in Indiana for the night with Debbie. I couldn't wait to follow in your footsteps. You were so nice to write me letters that year!
Good luck getting Kristi settled and getting out of there without too many tears!
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