Oh Lordy, where has the time gone?! We had a fantastic summer filled with many adventures and are now in the swing of a new school year. Henry is enjoying Kindergarten, and Charlie is in preschool two mornings a week. I've really enjoyed the extra time with just Charlie, but we sure miss Henry when he's gone all day! Our weekends are full of fun and travel and when fall slows down just a touch, I promise to be better about posting. Here are some highlights since I last posted:

Jared finished his first Olympic Distance Tri-athlon

I finished my first full marathon!

 Charlie turned three..

Or was that Thor? (Granny thought he was getting confused about how old he was when he said he was 'Thor' on the phone)

My best friend Lesley and I trained for this together from afar and got to  celebrate with a little pool water in our champagne:)

We got to play in the sand with Grandma Wutzke and Jasper at the Key Family Reunion in Newport

Play with bubble guns

Built a play structure! (best investment ever!)

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Celebrated Fourth of July at our house with all of our  Edvalson cousins!

Got to sleep outside in the tent ALL BY OURSELVES! (daddy slept outside the tent because he thought there wasn't room for him. The mosquitos were happy for the tasty treat.)

My bedroom got a makeover! (now we just need that King-sized mattress to accomodate our 'family bed' :))

Henry learned to ride a two wheeler

and crash

I got a little paint on the walls in a couple rooms

had some fun with praying mantises

gave my first backyard dog bath

Charlie learned the fine art of harassing his brother

discovered the bliss of home-made ice cream

enjoyed the bounty of our neighbor's garden

Henry turned six!

Dailey continues to embrace my shenanigan-filled children who like to imitate him

...and then school started, and the chaos continues, just in a new way.