Can you tell it's fall?

If you haven't noticed my temporary disappearance from my blog, I can only say three words: START OF SCHOOL! That's right, the annual feeling of starting all over again and drowning in new names and faces and PAPERS! This fall I see 124 kids per day and all of them write things they need me to read. So... suffice it to say, I am doing more reading than ever before. Our school is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and it's remarkable when you think that we opened in 1982 with 17 kids and this fall started the year with 360! The neat part is that we've been here from day one watching it happen. God has been really good to LHS!

Door County Days - Part 3

Had to post just a couple more of my favorite shots of us enjoying Door County, WI. The one of Gabe chillin' by the pool with his Papa is just so cute. He's wearing Ed's sunglasses and is all decked out in his new Spiderman swim trunks with his Superman T-Shirt on standby on the chair. Oh for the days when superheroes were that real!

The second photo is our last sunset of the trip taken on the Friday night (8/4) before we left... I don't think there's anywhere that has sunsets as gorgeous as they do on Green Bay. Ahhhh Summer!

That being said, it's just a few days till school begins anew. Here's to memories of a great summer of 2006!

Door County Days - Part 2

Sailing + Sunsets = SMILES!



One of the best things we did while in Door County is charter a sunset cruise on a classic double-masted sailboat. The day had been cloudy but just as we set out, the weather cleared on the horizon and we were treated to a gorgeous sunset. It was probably the most relaxing thing we did all week. There is nothing like the quiet of a sail to make you just want to lean back and grin!

Door County Days - Part 1

Boys are all the same when it comes to playing in the sand!


Ed and all the kids together in the Door.

Our family considers Door County, Wisconsin to be one of the truly most beautiful and relaxing places on the planet. After foregoing our trips there for the past 3 summers, we decided this summer we needed to go back. We picked the very last week of the summer before we all have to return to our school duties. Gretchen and Leon spent the whole week up there with us, and Katrina, Nate, and the boys were able to join us for the first weekend. It was so much fun to be all together in a place very dear to our hearts. The weather was gorgeous... a bit toasty the first couple days but not enough to stop the fun. The beaches were crystal clear and warm. We made some great memories together.