sculpture park

We have this pretty neat resource right in our own town and I was able to convince my family to take a walk to check out all the sculptures for a nice sunday afternoon. I think it is pretty cool. This guy makes all these himself and then sets them up in the meadows for people to enjoy. The weather was nice and crisp, which felt so wonderful to be out in.

library fun

We went to several of the summer library programs but our most favorite are always with Mr. K. He is silly and has a great way of engaging the kids while teaching them a thing or two.

golf

Harkin took a golf clinic all summer and had an absolute blast. We all got to go on his last day to take him out on the real course and see how he played. His brothers gave him a few tips occasionally and said he was a natural. Next summer they are hoping to all play together one day.

the race

I had gotten this idea to run jay peaks trail race. Every year I say I want to do it and this was the year it was going to happen. I had been running on the treadmill so I thought why not. I asked my family to join me. All the kids agreed and were excited when the day finally arrived.

William and Landon had a friend join them. Izzy and Harkin ran the kid race and Landon went along with them for encouragement. They had a great time collecting stickers along the way. I ran my race with Landon by my side as well. He was a great support. I was not in as good as shape as I had hoped so it was harder than I imagined. Not sure if I will do it again or not. Still trying to keep the running up at home, but some days are easier than others...

50 years

Eric's parents made the trip up north so that we could celebrate their 50th anniversary. It was just our immediate family and was a very relaxing day. Eric and his brothers cooked most of the food with our boys helping along the way. It was a great summer's day which was extra fun visiting with their cousins.

blueberry picking

We had a great morning picking a ton of blueberries. We're stocked up for the winter and happy to have so many.

being cheesemakers

Our local dairy farm is awesome! They host so many fun family events. Here they were showing the kids how to make cheese. They got to dress up as cheesemakers and mix up their own concoctions of goat cheese, maple syrup and crunchies.Totally fun. Later in the day we got to learn how they made soap as well.