July 31

one vehicle's air conditioning repaired....one to go...

~grateful for my handyman husband~

July 30

In honor of National Dance Day

"a day to promote health and self-esteem through the art form of dance"

July 29

so thankful for air conditioning....

July 28

~glad to have a special helper take turns driving this~

July 27

 enjoyed caring for our flowers today

July 26

July 25

Goodbye, Ginger....

you were a good goldfish friend to our girl :(

July 24

Headin' home...

funny to look up and see a familiar car in the lane just ahead of us

July 23

 How incredible to discover these wild horses enjoying their day on the beach!

Thanks, Uncle John for the 4x4 tour!

July 22

Love these two

July 21

Cornhole Competition was serious fun...

so fun in fact that a mischievous raccoon just HAD to get in on the action!

July 20

ahhh...a morning stroll along the beach

July 19

no vacation is complete without at least one "friendly" round of Bananagrams

July 18

~It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day~

July 17

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

~tallest lighthouse in the nation~

July 16

not a bad view from the passenger seat...

July 15

summer swingin'

July 14

July 13

happy birthday to me...continued...

So excited that our hydrangeas are blooming & my new camera lens arrived!!

July 12

Thanks for a clean van!!

July 11

salsa making time

July 10

cousin fun

July 9

Sisters reunited after two weeks...

their joy and laughter is sweet music to this Mom's ears!

July 8

Ballet Magnificat! Student Gala~what a remarkable evening!

Beautiful dancing, ladies!!

July 7

on the road again....

July 6

~a little friend I discovered while watering plants in the backyard~

July 5

How long until these cute little guys can find their way into a batch of salsa?

July 4

Happy Birthday, America!!

July 3

July 2

 good friends + soaking in this view = a lovely way to spend a Saturday evening

July 1

Thankful for a lovely evening with sweet friends~

gracious hosts, yummy dinner, big laughs, fun fellowship, these adorable girls

and chocolate birthday cake!!