Summer Bits and Pieces

How about some {hopefully} regularly scheduled bit-writing?

Before I can get back into my weekly'ish swing, though, I gotta get some summer out of my system.

Lazy, busy, sunny, rainy, organizy, bucket-listy, travely, celebratory, ordinary, this-and-thaty.

Bits and pieces of summer.
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:: HUGE... My precious big girls were baptized on a bright, Sunday afternoon!  Hope's courage to share her testimony, with Joe's help, about knocked me over.  Filled-up Maddie shared too and afterwards there was swimming.  Plus a cake, a la Nana, and many good tears.

Butterflies for new life!  Sweet monogrammed towels from PopPop and Nana to remember always.

:: Smaller bits like... a little jam making.

:: Corn shucking.

 :: Crown and bracelet adorning.

Littlest artist has finally been bit by the art-project-bug in this house.

:: Reyonolds Rockets meeting via Coach and Uncle Billy.

Surreal to have the girls at my old high school.  On the way, without a single bit of prompting, they busted out countless rounds of "R-O-C-K-E-T-S!"  Must be in their blood.

:: Puppet play performing- the product of mostly unstructured, find-something-to-do days.

:: Firework watching from our new house's side porch.

Minor league baseball stadium is just a few streets away.  Coolest thing ever on home games, especially the grand finale!

:: Self pedicuring.

A favorite shot from Maddie's party I just found.

:: Magazine reading and snacking to beat the heat.

Um, a little too grown up my dear?

:: From the new kitchen window-spying.

Climbing a front yard tree named Belle, which is neat bit in and of itself.

:: Edible Arrangement receiving on a hot, hot afternoon.

Thanks, sweet friend, for this treat!

:: All around summer'ing.

I know lots of folks are anxious to move onto all things pumpkin and cinnamon and crispy cool, but I've got to give summer its final due.  I love me some fall, yes I do.

But I also love here.

Now.

And the chance I have to look back, tally up, and savor every single little bit.

Needed this today in the worst way.
~Katrina