Summertime memories

Summer is the BEST! It's always been a time to catch up with people we love and to spend extra time on new adventures with our kids and our extended families. This June/July we were able to spend two weeks in MI. During that time we had many family events, time with aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Some events surrounded the greatly-loved swimming pool while others were at beautiful Lake Michigan. We are also able to take the train to Chicago with the Livermores. Great urban adventures ensued there.

Cousin Emma at the beach.

Aunt Gigi. If you look closely you can see the Virgin Mary in her earring.

The annual Rudd cousin picture gets more complex and entertaining every year.

Isaac's look of wonder at the firework display on July 4th.

Jaelyn completes a complex pose in Millennium Park in Chicago.

The Rudds and the Livermores leave the Shedd's Aquarium. The parents are exhausted. The kids wanted to stay longer, but a wonderful dinner in Chinatown awaited.

The Livermore and Rudd kids.

The exhausted adults. But, of course, the conversation never lagged.

Addison runs down the dune to Lake Michigan.

I don't know why we don't visually document our Canton lives during the summer. It has felt rich and delightful so far. There have been many afternoons spent at Dogwood Community Pool, catching up with friends. We've had good meals and conversation with friends and many trips to Ros for ice cream.

The fall horizon looms closer and closer, but we're squeezing all we can out of this wonderful season.