August / 2024

"Time, wondrous time,

gives me the blues & then purple pink skies."

(Taylor Swift / Invisible String)

Summer feels like it's own lifetime. Relaxing & also extremely draining. I feel like we did well, but boy was I done by the end. Summer recap...

puppy training

home time

hitting the pool

Miss Verna freezies

morning walks/bikes with Goldie

evening walks with Goldie

Melfort trip

Jamie’s visit

video games

the library

beach days

BBQ's

patio hangs/reads

the tree swing

VBS

a thousand questions a day

two weeks of pink eye to cap it off

Summer snack win:

Frozen yogurt snack: freeze yogurt in a pan with berries & cut into squares.

Also apple slices with PB & chocolate chips

Kicked off August with a beach day at Diefenbaker ~ a friends party with the Webber's, Mitchell's & Rahardjo's. Failed to get a group pick, but 13 kids altogether.

Abby / me / Emily

Emily & Layla

Noah & Jordan did a quick job of burying the boys.

Layla ready for the water!

Winrie / Edie / Lily

the kids just kept playing ~ I was reminded of the draw of good old sand, water & rocks!

On August long weekend we had our friend Jamie visit us from Calgary ~ we had a lovely time & got a couple walks in... did the Caronport loop & a jaunt down to Wakamow followed up by ice cream at Snow Hut.

about time we hit up the Snow Hut!

David's happy place / school supply shopping date with Edes

an afternoon at Besant, our nearby watering hole

boys keeping busy - working on a waterfall

David's hole

tooka James & Jordan along & had the place all to ourselves

Sammy & Mabel / Goldie working on her splits

Joel getting home from work...

Asher got an extra few days hangout in Melfort with Henry

David & Lucy

Edie's VBS "crazy" hairdo

Joel loving a moment in the sun

James & Lucy

Asher & Jordan / green hair, don't care?

James doing his summer grounding (barefoot)

Lego time! David managed to put together a few old sets that've been all mixed together for a while.

having my own sun moment (I believe I missed that beach day) / Edie & Lily

movie night with Rahardjo girls / Goldie getting some love

The boys & I at Diefenbaker...

they love the heat!

went to go check on James...

new summer dress / patio time

"GOLDEN LIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT IS ALL WE NEEDED."

(Sierra Sky / the Hope Arsenal)

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Things always looks better in pictures/hindsight, but this season felt exhausting. Thankful for the fun times we had & to get back in school routine!

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"High five if you're still alive."

(Joyland / Stephen King)