Summer Fun

 Summer 2025 has been full (and hot).  Here are the photos.  In reverse chronological order.  Again.  :(

I took the girls to the local Taylor Swift pop-up bar for trivia.  The disco ball mocktails were a hit.  

The theming was awesome.  We were glad we went.  

We were so happy to get to visit Mom.  So proud of her resilience this year.  

Both girls are taller than her now.  

We had a wonderful visit.  

We were delighted to spend one of our Knoxville days with Lyndsey and fam, including their newest member, Callie.  

These ladies......love them so much.

Susannah attended Presbyterian Youth Camp in Massanetta, VA with this group from our church.  

Meanwhile, this one returned from her week at sleepaway camp.  

She had the best time.  One of the highlights was daily rides with her horse for the week, Coco. 

She and her cabin mates.  

We loved seeing pictures each day on the camp website since we weren't allowed phone or email contact. 

This was her cabin for the week--Juniper Cabin.  

She was so excited to spend the week with two of her best friends.  

While Peter was checking her into camp, Susannah and I were in Nashville for our annual 4th of July gathering.  

Sarah and Peter were missed, but we had a fantastic time. 

The traditional talent show was a highlight, with stand-up comedy by Susannah.  

Peter and Sarah rented a cabin with friends the night before camp check in and enjoyed the river.  

Meanwhile, Susannah and I were enjoying Parnassus Books.  

And brunching with the Nashville ladies.  

Annual pool pic with a spot for the missing Sarah.  

So fun to see these friends in person after months of only marco polo videos.  

Ready for the fireworks.  

We loved traveling together, just the two of us.  

Before camp and travels began, we were focused on SA's lacrosse tournaments.  

They were warriors, playing their hearts out even in stifling heat.  

The whole family spent a long weekend for one tournament in Lewes, Delaware.  

After the tournament ended, we stayed an extra day and took the hottest bike ride in the history of time from Lewes to Rehoboth.  

The ride was beautiful, including this deer spotting, but it was insanely hot.  

Another night, we biked down to the water for a DQ blizzard.  The water was freezing.  

We had dinner one night at Lewes' mexican spot.  The margs were on point.  

We rented bikes for our stay and never drove our car which was key with all the crazy beach traffic.  

These girls played so well at Beach Blast 2025.  

The house we rented was pretty horrific overall, but the porch and pool were its two redeeming qualities.  

Susannah's friend Zoe joined us for the first part of the trip.  We loved having her.  

The first night we had dinner at a brewery Peter and I visited a couple of years ago on a weekend away.  It was fun to take the girls with us this time.  

And now we are prepping for a big family vacation to Massachusetts.  Middle School and High School will be starting before we know it!  We pray all is well with you and yours!