~abundance!!!~
(in no particular order, and without corresponding much to the pictures...)
• a wonderful turnout for neva's talent show in june (over $5000 was raised!) and now she's got her sights on working toward another home for children in Uganda...not a week goes by that we don't remember how so many of you joined us on that journey!
• berry picking, book reading, swim lessons, grandma-uncle-aunt hosting, girls getaway
• a great time at local camps & okoboji family camp
• graduation, wedding, baby shower, reunion
• in iowa virtually every weekend in july, with wonderful family events from all branches, ya-hooo!
• taking out two trees in our backyard, with hopes to turn it back into a grass-land
• touring ronald mcdonald house
• bountiful birthdays
• getting myself licensed to teach simply music (amazing australian piano method) and by just a little word of mouth here and there, i now find myself with 8 students (11 if you count the ones who live here!)
• enjoying a weekend here at home to catch up and gear to a full fall!
