Dear Summer,

Oh how I adore you.  Let me count the ways:

1.  I love you for the time to be fun and spontaneous. 
 For example, when we were out of milk, we grabbed donuts and headed to the river.

And found a new swimming hole.

2. I love you for the time to get projects done.  Like making my garden neat and tidy.

Exhibit A- walkways full of weeds that drove me bonkers.

 Exhibit B- Neat and tidy gravel walkways.  I cannot tell you how much more I enjoy going into my garden.

3.  I love you for the time to connect with the people we love.

Cousins!!

4.  I love you because our summer looks a bit more FUN now that we were blessed to buy a 'new to us' raft.

 And after 8 years (of being on baby patrol), I finally bought a fishing license.

 (hello little poser)

 (yes Nicole I am STILL wearing those same board shorts from college)

(this was such a FUN day on the water)

5.  I love you for the time to enjoy God's beautiful creation, where I often feel His presence the most.

Thank you for showing me how to slow down and truly relax.  It took a couple of weeks to embrace this chill mode, but now I'm ALL about it.

Your Friend,

Amy