Ode to the hot glue gun

Taking candy from strangers is exhausting!

The rest of summer

We had lots of time with both Grandmas this summer, much to our delight.

Ella turned 8, right on schedule.

A sample of the projects the girls have been working on this summer.   These are made by "needle felting."

Lily's dinosaur

Ella's blue jay

Here are a few pictures of our camping trip on Salmon Lake in Montana.  We were so fortunate to go with BOTH sets of grandparents!

AND Uncle Mike

Dessa would only swim right next to Uncle Mike.  So Mike figured he'd share some of the splash with Grandma.

Grandma got her share

A casting lesson with Grandpa

We spread our arms around the largest tamarack in the Northwest then unwrapped to see the circumference.