Summer 2016 – you’ve treated us well.  You didn’t stay long, but you were a good time while you were here.  You left us with memories of trips, hikes, bike rides, baseball games, BBQs, outdoor adventures and precious little time spent indoors.  Here are a bunch of pictures (and very few stories) to commemorate Summer 2016.

Our beloved friend Carrie (Auntie Carrie around these parts) had a beautiful baby boy.  So we spent as much time as possible snuggling with him.

There was swimming…

There was some time spent exploring our beautiful part of the world…

And some time relaxing on our back deck….

There was a trip to the baseball field.

There were lots of bike rides… (Clare now on a two-wheeler and Sam on the tag-along).

And there was ice cream eating…

All in all – it was a pretty perfect summer when you’re 4 and 7.

Oh there was more to it than that.  There were trips, there was camping, there was weeks spent with grandparents… But this a taste of the sun soaked days of an Oregon Summer.