in a nutshell.

we hit the ground running this summer. no easing into it this year...
it's been a crazy, fun, exhausting few weeks for all of us.
this is what we've been doing, in a nutshell:

last day of school brewer game.
no tailgating, just one memorable trip on the paddywagon from Derry's.
don't judge.






swimming. sometimes when it's 60 degrees and drizzly at a meet.
sometimes when it smells like fish and covers you in green stuff from the lake.
if we weren't training for august, there would have been no way...
(fortunately or unfortunately, there were no cameras to capture that experience)





welcoming richie home.
and fishing.
and swimming. (thanks for spotting me, aunt julie!)
and making mischief with our cousins. (we call them t-r-o-u-b-l-e)






waiting for eli.
who entered the world about 14 minutes
(+ one quick trip home to grab my camera) too early.
much to his mama's relief.




getting up early.
staying out late.
baseball.
biking.
preparing for alaska.
visiting the jungs. (pics to follow)
mac crashing.
normal life.

for days i've been wondering where this month has gone.
i think i just found my answer.