Sweet summer

We are enjoying summer immensely. I can hear the crickets and frogs outside in full swing. I can see the fireflies through the window, filling the yard with sparkles. I still feel the sand under my fingernails and the sting of a little too much sun from the beach. I love this season! Tonight for dinner we ate tacos, and fresh corn on the cob and strawberries- a perfect summer meal. We have had so many different fresh veggies this summer to eat, between our garden and a friend's. I love late nights and sleeping in. And tonight, I laughed at how dark skinned and light haired the kids have become over the last few weeks from endless days at the pool or beach. It's all so good and I am so thankful!

We spent the day doing yard work and running errands. (We were running errands for 6 hours, to be exact!) So tomorrow we will take a trip into the city and see the aquarium and the big park. No exact time frame, no where to be- ahhhh, it feels wonderful!

"Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....

Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light;

and the landscape lay as if new

created in all the freshness of childhood."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow