So what did we do over the summer? Not a heck of a lot! Most of it was pretty mellow, just hanging around the house, playing with friends. We swam and picked blackberries in Oak Creek, got warned by a rattlesnake, and enjoyed driving (and running!) in the woods to see elk. Our big excitement was a 17 day road trip to Wisconsin, which was blast. My brother Mark and his wife Tiffany got married on July 10, so we spent the first half of the month driving to and from WI with some time in between to hang out with family. On the way we stopped in St. Louis to visit Todd's cousin and his family. It was all good fun and went by too fast. We all faired well on the road, but I don't think any of us have the desire to spend that much time in the car again anytime soon. I think on day 2 of our trip, somewhere in Oklahoma, Owen exclaimed that "This is the worst trip ever!"
Owen played soccer for the first time this year. He loved it! I'm not sure that he really gets the whole idea yet, but he had fun running down the field, making seriously tough faces, using the force to control the ball, and eating snacks after the game. Todd stepped in as assistant coach and was in charge of coaching the kids for some of the games. I think that he had fun too. We had an unusual amount of rain this year and it was not as predictable as the monsoon season typically is here, so that spoiled many games and practices. Overall, I think it was a good experience for Owen. Macey's ready to play too.
With Fall quickly approaching, we're already talking about Halloween costumes and are hoping that the frost stays away for a few more weeks so that our growing pumpkins can keep doing their thing.
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