cake and wheels

such a fun weekend with our oldest, Joelle.  so nice to have her home and a great opportunity to finally celebrate her graduation from McMaster as well as the purchase of her first vehicle.  huge.  a giant milestone for sure, and extra fun freedom obtained in the form of a beautiful SUV.

loved seeing her, connecting and sharing in her joy.  

we had a great time picking up her car and delivering it to her in Hamilton.  she had to work a night shift first, however, and got off bright and early to enjoy this beauty! enjoy Joelle!  

we love you so much!

my rock skipper

my rock skipper...both boys can skip rocks like nobody's business.  Alemayehu especially...

the first pic is not centered one bit, i

 know.  i happen to love AJ's smile though...so i kept it. 

every summer i wonder why the knack of rock skipping eludes me...it seriously irritates me that i can't do it.  like not even close.  the boys make it look so easy.  i either end up throwing it super high in the air, instead of skimming the water, or it plunks hard down into the water like six feet in front of me, never once appearing for even one skip across the surface.  so, i usually just admit defeat and plant myself along the shoreline and count their skips.  

they amaze me...