Summer miscellany

Boxed up and in sync: Friday, May 31

 

Ana wears the box that Miriam's new mattress came in. 

Seth and Andrea wear their thrifted Reading Rainbow shirts.

Homemade sourdough and a feline visitor: Sunday, June 2

Ana holding the loaf of sourdough bread she made. She received sourdough starter as a birthday present from her friend, Addy.

Toad getting pets from Miriam and hanging out on Ana's shoulders after the girls brought him in for a visit.

Yard sale acquisitions: Saturday, June 8

Winnie relaxes in the back yard with Peach. We bought a pair of swings like the one she's sitting in for $5 at a yard sale.

The set of katanas Seth bought as a birthday present to himself at a yard sale.

Toad watching us through the master bedroom window.

Letterman: Monday, June 10

Ana sports the varsity jacket she bought for herself from eBay. She planned to earn her varsity letter in activities by the end of her senior year.

Patched up: Tuesday, June 11

Winnie cleans her scrape after sliding in to home base during a softball game.

Snow cones: Thursday, June 13

Winnie enjoys a snow cone after playing a softball game. Andrea and Miriam were in Washington, D.C. at the time, so Seth filled in as a base coach.

Boxed up: Friday, June 14

Peach commiserating with Seth on the ground after the rope snapped on the swing.

Prayer time: Sunday, June 23

Seth kneels for family prayer with a stack of pillows on his back that the girls decided to put there.

Puppy attack: Monday, June 24

Winnie gets mauled with kisses by dogs at Grandma Susan's house during a picnic.

Chicken legs: Wednesday, June 26

Winnie sports the silly new socks Andrea bought at the Bargain Hunters Bin Store (or "Binlandia" as we like to call it). 

Holy holey shirt, Batman!: Sunday, June 30

Miriam wearing a ratty old girls' camp shirt that she refused to throw away. She only wore it as pajamas, but still ...

I like to look for rainbows: Monday, July 1

Winnie pretending to eat the rainbow visible from our yard.

Three cute girls and a double rainbow all the way across the sky. So intense.

More Rebekah in Nauvoo: July 10-11

Rebekah riding the bandwagon in Nauvoo. We have pictures of us with Rebekah in Nauvoo, but these were taken by Grandpa Scott after we had moved on in our trip.

She's shocked at the antics of the actors during the William Pitt's brass band concert.

Elder Ferrin the band director with Rebekah playing tuba in the background.

Explaining about the flag of Nauvoo during the brass band's ceremony.

Fireplace: Tuesday, July 16

Winnie sits inside the newly framed fireplace in the addition to Grandma and Grandpa Scott's house.

Pets and Rigby Lake: Thursday, July 18

Peach eating her food and Toad drinking his water in the back yard.

Andrea shoots a selfie while kayaking around Rigby Lake. Miriam had a band get-together at Rigby Lake that day, so Winnie invited her friend Annalise and Andrea loaded up Grandpa Scott's kayaks so they could enjoy the lake as well.

Renaissance Faire: Saturday, July 20

Seth wearing an anime shirt and katanas to go to the local Renaissance Faire.

Ana in her princess dress and crown.

Winnie in her Renaissance garb.

Miriam in her steampunk-inspired outfit.

Arlington: Wednesday, July 24

Seth and his coworker Melanie with a distant monument during a work trip. Melanie wanted to go on a walk to see some sort of memorial, but with all the tall buildings in and around Arlington, they ended up walking 4 miles before they saw something. 

Seth with the schnitzel he ordered. He reported that Grandma Scott's schnitzel was better.

Pine Basin: Thursday, July 25

Winnie shows Andrea her bunk in the cabin at Pine Basin. Winnie spent a week at the school district's summer camp with a few of her friends. 

Winnie outside the lodge.

Winnie and the other members of her group performing their cheer during family night.

Allergies: Wednesday, August 7

Andrea's swollen eyes that she woke up with.

Homecoming: Wednesday, August 7

Miriam prepares to hug Rebekah after she arrives in Idaho Falls following her performing mission in Nauvoo.

Hugging Winnie.

Hugging Ana and checking out the balloons. We bought the pack of Bluey balloons from the bin store. (Things that don't sell on Amazon that get bought by this store and dumped into bins and sold by the item for a fixed price each day of the week. After being in the bins for nearly a week, each item costs $1. So we got all these incredible balloons for a total of one buckeroonie. And we put them to good use.)

Haircut: Thursday, August 8

Rebekah using Andrea's phone and a mirror to see the back of her haircut the day after she came home from Nauvoo. Rebekah had to grow her hair out and wear a fake bun to conform to the pioneer hair standards, but she quickly lost her locks as soon as she got home.

Visitor: Friday, August 9

The raccoon that took up residence in our pine tree for a day. We think Peach scared it up the tree early in the morning and we inadvertently kept it up there the rest of the day while Seth was mowing the lawn. It disappeared sometime that night.

A major award: Wednesday, August 14

Ana shows the certificate the district gave her after recognizing the perfect 36 she scored on her ACT. We were invited to the board meeting that evening so they could present her with the award. Somehow they managed to misspell her name. 

Marching band camp: Friday, August 16

Miriam expresses her appreciation for the family's support during the showcase at the end of her fall marching band camp. Miriam played third bass drum.