So Long, Summer!

This summer was a long one. June and July were busy, busy with work travel and vacations, VBS and golf lessons, trips to the pool and road races. August dragged on and on! Here are some of the things we filled our time with as we said goodbye to Summer 2015:

Frolics in the back yard! 

This is most definitely the best thing that happened last month: my sister had a beautiful, healthy baby girl! I became an aunt! What a blessing! Caitlin Elizabeth Richardson entered the world on August 25th, and I'm so head-over-heels in love with my perfect niece. It breaks my heart that my sister lives in Alaska and I live in Virginia--so far apart!

My dad came to visit, and it was wonderful! We went hiking, out to dinner, played chess, had deep conversations. It was good for my soul to get some one-on-one time with my Daddy-o. I think the Lord knew I needed a visit from him.

Half marathon training is nearing an end! My race is in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. Oh my gosh. My stomach just flipped. Oy. I went for a 13.5 mile run, and I'm just tapering now. My left knee is bothering me a tiny bit, so I'm taking Advil every day between now and my race. I'm so ready to cross that finish line with my arms up in the air. God willing!

New bat jammies. I think I walked into Old Navy and was just longing for fall and October and so I bought these for him. Big brother was livid, despite the fact that he doesn't wear pj's to bed! Goodness!

Date night with my main man! Can I just say that babysitters are the greatest?

Trips to the park! I feel like this August has been warmer--certainly than last year's was! So, our trips to the park have been particularly hot!

Nathan's newest obsession is writing books. Here's his best seller, "Spooky Day."

The Oriental Trading Halloween magazine came in the mail, and you would have thought that my children had unearthed the holy grail. They were glued to it for about three days. (And fought over it for three days.)

Back to school night! (The point in the summer when I felt my sanity returning.)

If you know my boys at all, you know they're constantly catching spiders, frogs, crickets, butterflies, and anything else that moves around in our yard!

This so perfectly captures our August this year. Nathan, banging two things together for the solitary purpose of annoying Jack. And Jack, being annoyed and seconds away from screaming like only a 39 pound 2 year old can.

Trip to the river! So fun! :)

So long, summer! I'm ready for football, my half marathon, school, and an orderly schedule! :)