It was a Grand Ol' Summer!

Yes indeed, it was a Grand Ol' Summer. There was lots of traveling. There was lots of Madeline meeting new people. There was lots of catching up with friends and family. There was lots of lazy summer evenings with a glass of wine and nothing to worry about. There was some busyness and frenzy here and there, but on the whole we had an incredible summer.

I am sad to see it go. But alas, all good things must come to an end. And I think by the time we finished our last jaunt of the summer, our daughter was ready to have some constancy and stability for awhile. Obviously I am way behind on posting about our summer adventures, so I'll start with a bit here and break it into a few posts.

Today I want to share some photos of Madeline getting to meet some very special people in here life:

Madeline & Jennifer, James' sister:

 Madeline finally meets Grandpa Bob!

Madeline and her aunt Jenny, and her cousin Will:

Madeline and her great aunt Kerri:

Madeline & Sandee!

Madeline and her cousins Hailey & Aleah:

Proud Father, Proud Grandpa

Madeline with her Ama Lois, totally enraptured in her jewelry 

 Four generations here, with my dad's sister, Janet, and my Grandma Jean

And my dad's sister, Sharon:

My cousin Trisha, and Madeline's soon-to-arrive-playmate, Nola

Great aunt Janet

Great aunt Sharon

Great Grandma Jean

Cousin Alena

Great uncle Laurie, Lois' brother

Great Grandma Houghton, Lois' mother

Laurie and Michelle

Four generations

The Houghton Family

Great grandpa Houghton

Madeline meets the Muljat clan (dear family friends!)

Clara:

 All the kiddos!

Frank:

Mia:

It's really hard to live so far away from family, but we were really blessed to get to spend a month with them this summer. Here's to hoping that someday we get to live near the Pacific Northwest again!