Summer Wrap-up

After we came back from our Utah summer trip, we spent a couple of quiet weeks in New York, the highlight of which might be the Kid's Day at the U.S. Tennis Open. The kids always enjoy going with their dad! And then we headed back to Utah for Aunt Kirstin's wedding! (I still need to get some pictures organized from that, but I'm just including the couple that are already on my computer.) And then right after the wedding, it was back to NYC for the start of the new school year!

While all of the Lindstroms were in Utah for the wedding, we took advantage and got some family pictures. I don't have the full extended family ones, but here are a couple of our family that we took for fun.

Ezra love his cousin, Frances!

On our way to the wedding venue, we stopped at Hill Air Force base and looked at the all airplanes. The kids were excited they got to stand underneath some of them!

These pictures were taken outside after the wedding ceremony. We were so glad we could attend, and we are so excited for Kirstin and Johnny and Frances! Ginny was a flower girl (and got to wear Aunt Mari's grown up lipstick!), and the boys were the ring-bearers. I was a little worried they'd misbehave, but they did a great job and took it very seriously. It was wonderful of Aunt Kirstin to let them take part in her special day!

Isaac's my little pal. We had a good time dancing at the reception! (This was at the end, after he got to change into comfy clothes!!!)

And Ginny got to dance with her daddy!

Before we left back for NYC on Sunday morning, we attended sacrament meeting with my parents. Here are Ezra and Isaac and my dad "getting ready" for church. 

I love this picture!

 The next series of pictures were taken at the Tennis Open. The kids seemed to have a great morning!

Eventually the summer had to come to an end. Here are the kids on their first day of First grade, Second grade, and Fourth grade! (Ginny's now a big kid at the school, and has graduated to the light blue shirts the older kids get to wear!) 

We are hoping for a fantastic school year!

Summer Part 3

After the California trip, we headed back to Utah for a couple more weeks of extended family time. This included bowling, more mini golf, a trip to the zoo, more dates with G and G Lindstrom, tennis lessons, more swimming, birthday celebrations, and more Rainbows from Pace's Dairy Ann. It went by way too fast!

We had so much fun bowling with our cousins and aunts and Grandma Call and Grandma and Grandpa Lindstrom. We love this summer tradition!

Isaac was very excited that his score was an even 100!

Ezra, being a ninja.

 Glow in the Dark Mini Golf!

This picture is so dark, but that's G, E, and I, with G Call, Aunt Loralee, and Aunt Susan.

Isaac was too young to sign up for tennis lessons this year, so he was stuck waiting with me on the bleachers.

Ezra had a lot more fun goofing off with his new tennis friends then he did learning to actually play tennis.

Ginny took her class a little more seriously. :)

Rainbows at Pace's, in honor of Ginny's birthday! (And Uncle Kevin's, whose birthday is the day after.) We love our Rainbows! (And hot fudge sundaes, depending on who you're asking. . .)

At the Zoo! Another favorite summer tradition.

He we all are, waiting for the little train ride.

Our annual photo with the cousins. We definitely miss Lizzie and Kate, though!

Andrea and Kevin took some time to play baseball with us. I don't have pictures of us actually playing, but here we are relaxing in the shade, afterwards. It was a hot summer!

Water guns! We spent a lot of time in the water, whether at the pool, or at the splash pad (With Kaylyn and her kids and Stacy and Madaleine!), and just in my mom's backyard.

 We love visiting great-Grandpa Call. The kids enjoyed his raspberries, and I was very excited to take home some of his peaches, watermelon, and cucumbers. And Grandpa gave Ezra his very own red nose, as a souvenir!

We had such a great summer, and we're so grateful to both our families for hosting us and playing with us and putting up with us every summer. It's one of the highlights of our year--every time!