Alooooo-HA!

I never did post where Sam is going to serve his mission. If there was ever a place that deserved a photo-post, this is it!

Beautiful

Thanks Selena. Happy birthday honey.

And in The End...

...I got the blueberries (see below).

...I didn't get out to the beach, but the kids did.

...I didn't get to go to a movie downtown, but I did get to play Scrabble with Mom and Hope and Steve. I can go to the movies anytime.

...Jake got his blessing.

...Mom, Kait, Ez, Eden, and I went shopping on Monday until I couldn't stand it anymore! I'm not really much of a shopper.

...The trees are changing in the marshy areas. The ones on the roadside are getting that yellowish cast to them. They'll be really incredible in a few more weeks.

...I bought some new apples at the grocery store--a hybrid variety called JonaMacs. They were good. Mom bought some Duchess from an orchard. The orchards look like they're loaded!

...Hope and I are now thoroughly sealed to our parents. I don't know the words to express how I feel about it, so I won't.

...I took the kids to the fair (again, see below).

It's hard to leave--again.