Final photo of the summer...
Rachel craving attention - gotta love it.
I may get in trouble for this one, but Katie's excellent photo scoop shows that - Yep... Rach still sleeps with her mouth and eyes open.
KC caught this totally cool picture of Sarah with all of these irridescent bubbles!
And KC graciously allowed Katie to blow dry his hair into various styles.
Watching Tommy on his first Boardwalk ride was the best. Caroline looked pretty cute as well. When I saw these pictures of Rachel and Tommy, I couldn't resist - can't you just see the "devil in her eye!" She'd been messing with Katie all summer but still had enough left over to tease Tommy.
We had a great week of festivities! Plenty of great times with all of our cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents. Santa Cruz always brings back so many memories...
Ashley's been growing her hair out for quite some time now. And this summer it was finally the time to make the cut. She got a great hair style and sent her 11" of beautiful brown hair to Locks of Love.
Last July we decided to make a Whitney climb with some good friends from Utah. We got the permits for August 2009. We started to plan and then needed to cancel because of our family reunion in Santa Cruz. It would have been a great hike with our Utah pals... Then at the last minute (three days before Santa Cruz) we made the quick trip down to Lone Pine so Ashley could make her trek up the mountain. Ashley was awesome! Not one complaint. Up and down in one day. For me - it's the last time I think I'll make that hike. :-)
What would the summer have been without Rachel's awesome songwriting, beautiful voice, and cool new Martin... We are still singing along to RR-Double R on our ipods. :-)
Of course the best part about this summer were the visits from Tommy and Caroline (we missed having Seth...) and Matty and Lindsay. The walks, the zoo, croquet, Ashley's awesome firepit where we cooked s'mores, and the impromptu jam session. I think I could sit for hours watching Tommy play and discover everything - and - listening to Matty and Rachel play the guitars and mandolin.
