July was fun because it was the only month of the summer we were really home. I taught summer school, but we made the most of the afternoons and weekends by heading to the Farmer's Market, the Elizabeth Park Music Series, Trivia Night at Boundary Bay, and regular bike rides downtown to our favorite ice cream spot: Mallard's.
Luna continues to grow. She grows "out" for a couple of weeks and then seemingly overnight shoots straight up. Her vocabulary is rapidly increasing. Luckily, it doesn't (yet) include anything that is going to terribly embarrass mommy or daddy. Something really cute she does right now is to mix up "my" for "I" and "you" for "me." Her favorite phrase right now is "MY DO IT!!" I'm thankful that another of her favorites is "Daddy hold you."
Well, on to the photos. Thanks for visiting.
The girl is getting better about using a spoon, but...
"My drink it."
Early July patio party. Yes, our little foodie is enjoying O's and a bowl of hummus. Mmmmmmm.
A dip in Lake Whatcom. It's the place to be when the temp goes above 80.
Strolling to our swimming spot on the North Lake Trail.
Ahhh. Sunsets in July as viewed from the back deck. What a wonderful place we live in.
A Thursday evening at Elizabeth Park.
Our boy "Dus Dus"
The girl enjoying her new pool.
Such a sweetie.
July 17 was our 5th wedding anniversary. My incredible wife let me participate in this wonderful community event and allowed us to briefly postpone the celebration of our special day. The community event is called The Sunnyland Stomp. Folks in the Sunnyland Neighborhood open their homes and showcase their artistic talents and creations. It such a great idea and a fantastic way to bring people together. Not having any visual art talent to speak of, I made some food to share: grilled pesto chicken, a spicy Asian slaw, black bean and mango quinoa salad, and chocolate chip cookies (7 dozen of them). The food items were chosen to pair with our friend Chris' terrific beers. He's a homebrewer and brewmaster for Grant St. Brewing. His wife Lauren shared some of her stunning photographs.
Here is little Miss Luna with Oma. She and Papa had just returned from a fabulous trip to the Gulf Islands in B.C.
Posing with some of my tremendous former students. Cool man.
Mommy and Luna. One of my favorite pics of them.
Face painting by Erin.
I can't remember where we are here, but I love thinking about the possibility that this is our boat and we have escaped to some far away island.
