September 22, 2011

Farewell Summer...Remembering You!


 I have been meaning to post pictures to recap my summer for ages now and saw that tomorrow is officially the last day of summer...so I'm posting these just in time!

~JUNE~



An early birthday celebration in Vancouver, Wa with my best friend Stephanie and her three kids! 


On my actual birthday I travelled north to Vancouver BC with friends from church for a weekend retreat.  I was thrilled to get out of the country and use my passport:)



Vancouver Waterfront


Boat Trip to Granville Island Market




Later in June my family rented a house in Lake Chelan for 5 days.  It was a fun to be together to swim, read, relax and play.




Annamarie and Audrey 


Ben and Jonathan


Britlese and Abigail


Bath Time


Family Olympics


Ice Blocking!

~JULY~


My Papa beautifully restored this row boat from his childhood and to celebrate we had a christening boat launch party.  The row boat was named the Lady Jane, after one of my aunts.




My mum and her 4 siblings


My friend Erin from Seattle joined me for the weekend


Best of friends...my nieces Alaina and Kesley



My turn to row...


The Girls


Fun on the 4th of July!





Before I left on my international trip to London and Cape Town (HERE) we had a very special 60th wedding anniversary party for my grandparents.  The following photos are from a photo booth that was set up for the extended family.











We ended the evening playing on "the beach" which has now been in the family for 6 generations!


~AUGUST~


Celebrating Grandpa Brown's 84th Birthday


There is always laughter in the Brown Family!


Well onto the Fall and all that this new season entails...
(will be posting about my adventures as a lead preschool teacher soon)

1 comment:

Natalie said...

What a gorgeous summer! Seems like you all had such a fun-and special-time of celebrations and lots of laughter and cuddles w/ the little ones...tx for sharing!