Summer, part 1

With the start of football season (so sad about my 'Dores but what a great game) I feel like I can declare that summer is officially over and fall is here. Even though "technically" it is still summer and it is hotter than it has been all summer right now. Anyway, I thought I'd share through pictures what we've been up to this summer. We've been  busy so I'll split this into two posts.

"All in all, it was a never to be forgotten summer- one of those summers which comes seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going- one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends, and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world." -Lucy Maude Montgomery

We spent time canoeing and roasting marshmallows to send off this girl...

 ...who is serving God in Honduras right now! See her blog here.

 Hung out with "Aunt Meghan" and went to the Georgia Aquarium with my family.

 Celebrated my 25th birthday! (haha, if only...)

 Spent an entire week at the beach! Harper built plenty of sandcastles...

 Went on boat rides, saw dolphins in the water...

 Built more sandcastles...

 Made the best of rainy beach weather by shopping...

Went "scuba diving" and found all sounds of cool marine animals...

 And made up songs. This is a Harper original. The lyrics are: "Seahorses, seahorses, they are so silly, they are so silly!"