bye bye july

what a great month.

one super vacation.

great texas weather.

no school.

lots of swimming.

lots of jungles.

we love summer!

random thoughts 2day

• steve & i picked up justin from camp today - he had an awesome time
• office max just opened up the street - for late night pen & paper purchases
• a quick trip to the jungle - justin wanted to give it a try
• i finished reading the glass castle - wow - intense memoir
• watching hopkins online - i'm always late to the party
• my new favorite song this summer from kid rock
• this template for organizing birthdays from martha

where do panthers party?

one jungle.

one coach.

one super bowl football party.

ten little panthers!

the jungle java hosted our end of the season party!

panthers r u ready?

monday

"a dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
- josh billings

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congratulations liz on baby howie !

its official...

we are members of the jungle java!

congratulations to nikki and gregg on the grand opening of their jungle.

we are so excited for you.

we keep an extra pair of socks in the minivan just in case.

heres to lots of coffee and lots of kids.

snow day

i had a snow day and

justin had a camp day.

what a blessing that they happened on the same day.

we dropped justin off for camp this afternoon.

he was so excited.

we were so excited for him

but a little nervous too!

we pray he has a wonderful time, filled

with laughs and memories.

we'll miss you.

see you wednesday!

saturday mornings on the path

rule # 1 - don't sleep in on saturday mornings;

last one up usually has the most decorative

front lawn.

saturday filled with canoe rides and pool swims.

all guy bonding fun.

hot and sunny saturday memories are the best!

friday smiles

{hannah - july 20, 2008}

"of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important."

janet lane

view from the front seat

on day one

heading north

vacation anticipation grins

on day 16

heading south

exhausted wonderful vacation dreams

views from the front seat

into the kids video & movie headset world

random laughs out loud

we can only guess what scene they are watching

the perfect vacation vehicle

wednesday flashback

double trouble

double fun

daniel & colin

best buds

just a couple smiles to share

happy day

tuesday

if you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.
— lawrence j. peter

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day two.

we arrived home.

warm texas winds.

glad to be home.

happy vacation days.

monday miles

hello monday morning.
its 4:57am and we are on the road.
one full minivan.
one great vacation.
one wonderful visit.
one tomtom directing us.
one last trip over the peace bridge.
one long ride to memphis.

a bunch of candles & cousins

a bunch of candles to

celebrate conors third birthday

a bunch of hits at the shark
a bunch of hidden treasures

a bunch of fun continues with more

cousins at ryan & julies picnic

a bunch of 4 square

a bunch of boysa bunch of guys

a bunch of girls

a bunch of fun today.

a bunch of catching up & saying goodbye.

a bunch of stops along the way.

a bunch of vacation days coming to an end.

a bunch of miles await us tomorrow.

a bunch of sunday memories.

happy three conor

do you like my hat?

i do.

what a hat.

i like it.

i like that party hat!

go conor go.

watch out three.

here he comes.

happy birthday dude.

saturday snapshots in shades of blue

saturday was filled with early golfing for steve and ed (lots of laughs provided by freddie)...a long quick trip to amherst to drop off colin at nans...a visit to crescent beach to hang with with everyone..a frog capture...a sand pit...a piece of a blue bowl buried on the canadian shore forever...and a dinner dance with ed and erin to finish the day!

happy b-day charlotte

{charlotte, jayne & shrek - thanksgiving day 2007 - photo taken by lisa}

happy 11th birthday charlotte!

sending our wishes around the globe to reach you!

friday fun

• day one for ed and steve at the hill golfing with stag party after
• we visited grandma & hit happy hour at amberleigh - honest
• justins date with nan & aaron for his birthday present
• visit to lakemont & coin store
• justins sleepover with nick & alec
• brennans patio dinner with mom
• nathans sleepover at nan & grandads
• above complete with blades of glory - fast forwarding provided by grandad
• colin feeling a little under the weather - too much partying
• uncle eddie winning at cherry hill
• back to canada by 10:30 pm

things to do on a vacation thursday

go on a morning walk around the neighborhood.

have a cup of coffee at the beach.

send birthday wishes to troy. build a sand castle at crescent beach with your cousins.
go minnow hunting on lake erie.

take a relaxing mud bath at the spa.

go tubing on poppas boat.

have dinner at cherry hill & play bingo.

three sippel winners tonight.

the sippels were hot with the bingo boards.

wednesday snapshots

bagels from timmys. diving stick games with uncle tom. willa. lars & bridget at the pool.

building ant farms with fish crackers.

chilling with an afternoon showing of 'cars'.

walking to the palmwood for a patio dinner.

watching national treasure with popcorn & skittles.

relaxing day.

no driving. no peace bridge. no clock to watch.

just a quiet down day.

our batteries are recharged.

watch out thursday.

we are ready for you.

everyday tuesday memories

silly guys. precious girls.
swimming nans.

hugging cousins.

partying family.

tuesday fun.

coffee chatting.

backyard swinging.

buddy visits.

fox swimming.

sunny cocktails.

hannah giggles.

brennans burgers.

swinging doors.