Summer flies...

and I've been slacking!! I can't believe the summer is almost gone ~ we've had a great one! Here are just a few highlights...

A Happy 4th of July came with a new retaining wall ~ aka "our summer vacation"!

Mommy made a quick trip to Minnesota to meet handsome cousin Micah! Chase can't wait to meet him too!!

We went to Lake Morraine for an afternoon to the "beach".

Chase had a little fun playing in the water...

but, he mostly preferred the lunch portion of our visit. He kept walking back from the water to get into the cooler!

Chase and mommy took a swim class throughout the summer and he "graduated" in August!

I have to admit I got a little choiked up when they played actual graduation music at the end of class!

Chase also got his first guitar lesson from Uncle Craig!

That pretty much takes us up to date. Hope you all had a great summer, too!!