Raising Arrows

 2021 - this year is flying! July was full of sunshine (woohoo!) and lots of summer fun. We spent lots of time with friends, the kids went to kids camp with our church, we celebrated 2 bdays, enjoyed the Euro 2020 finals with our neighbors, and while not on the top of our "fun" list - the kids had a 10 day isolation towards the end of the month. We did finish up school and have been enjoying more of a relaxed summer schedule; sleeping in, late nights, morning walks, and park days.  Here are some family highlights! after isolation was over we enjoyed time with neighbors again!  N made a cake! This is the finished product!  So proud of her  We spent most of our lunches in isolation in our back garden - soaking in as much sun as possible.  Of course the North East experienced a heat wave while the kids were locked in ... so we made the most of it and tried to enjoyed as much sun as we could get in our little garden area.  our little baker Saturday Sabbath...

JUNE HIGHLIGHTS nothing says summer like COOKOUTS! Here in England they call them BBQ's, no matter what's on the grill.   we've tried very hard to keep our dates with each kid a priority.  This month T & Mom went to Wynard Woodland and explored with a picnic Community garden clean up!  What a day it was. So grateful for all those who helped and worked tirelessly for hours!  The space already looks better  This photo was taken at 10:53PM - and yes ... that's still sunlight going strong!  The amount of light in the summer here in the Northeast is unbelievable  just a little evening walk to a green space nearby.  thsis month I had the privilege to show one of the teens here a bible for the first time!!  this is our alley way ... and while it looks beautiful here, it isn't always a place of beauty.  There's a few on the two streets it houses that work tirelessly every day, cleaning it up and beautifying it. Our family donated some p...