Outdoor living

 

Baby

 

Raspberries

 

You can tell how much this kid loves raspberries by the fact that he ignored the piece of candy in his left hand while scooping up raspberries and eating them with his right hand. 

Project, Finished

 

We finished up our summer backyard project. 

Titus helped by taking a nap and hanging out in the Moses basket while we put in the last screws. 

Dahlia

 The first dahlia from my garden 

Colorful

 

Sleep

 

Zucchini

 

Dinner's ready

 

Rags

 

Hanging out

 

Bethel

 

We met for the last time at the Bethel Brethren in Christ Church on August 11. It was a day of many emotions. 

Flower helper

 

Kaelyn helped with market this past weekend. 

Growth

 

Niece

 

Morning flowers

 

Flowers at the market last Saturday. 

Colorado

 

Sunflower

 

Project, continued

 

As if Betsy and I didn't have our hands full enough with five children as we were putting metal sheeting on the roof, the neighbor's goats came over to join the fun. 

Focus

 

My parents at the Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs.

Red rocks

 

Teller County, Colorado

Jeep

 

Our rental car turned out to be a Jeep, which made driving up the mountain roads to my cousin's wedding a lot more fun!

Colorado

 

I made the most of my summer vacation from teaching. After spending about three weeks with Julie up north in Michigan, I joined my parents on their trip to Colorado at the end of July. 

Searching for frogs

 

Picking flowers

 

Project, continued

 

We had a lot of helpers for the next step (Don't worry, I grabbed the climbing monkey on the left after I snapped the picture). 

Laughing Whitefish Falls

 

Julie and I stopped at Laughing Whitefish Falls in Alger County. I failed to put on long clothing or use mosquito spray and spent most of our time doing a disjoined version of the the hokey-pokey. Despite my efforts, I end up with mosquito bites. 

Scott Falls

 

Haven Falls

 

Photo credit: Julie Cook

Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan

Lake of the Clouds

 

Porcupine Mountains

Purple