Where did the summer go?

Here it is the MIDDLE of September, and I am asking myself, where in the heavens did the Summer of 2009 go? I have ideas... Memorial Day toe injury began the summer, then a surgery to fix the toe, the it was time to begin the round of Highland Games beginning with the Bellingham event the first week-end of June at Hovander Homestead Park. It was fantastic! I was able to spend some fantastic time with my best girl Didi, her momma Vic, and voila me. They had never been to an event like that, thus totally enjoyed the colors, sounds, sights and of course, the Boundary Bay special brew made just for the Bham Games. Delicious!!
Next thing you know there were other games rolling along to attend or volunteer. All while this is happening, we were ripping up the nasty old deck, and slowly re-doing it as schedules allowed. Granted our summer was HOT, dry, sunny, nearly every day from Memorial through to mid August. Then there was finally establishing the front yard landscaping beginning Mothers Day week-end and finally finishing it just days before Labour Day. Whew... now I can enjoy it.. next summer when it grows more into itself. It'll look fantastic.
We did no real camping to speak of except Memorial Day at Ocean Shores and Labour Day over of Blewett pass near Leavenworth. It rained that week-end only to find out at home there was a TORNADO!! Yes you heard it correctly. Out near Enumclaw & Buckley which is a mere 30 min drive away. We had more rain in that one Sunday Sep 6th than we did all of August. WOW!!! Yes I am in Washington still.
I have a ton of photos to attach too. Oh yes there was the Thomas the Train trip to Snoqualmie in July. The Seattle Highland Games the end of July. Oh yes the Tacoma games I think was end of June. Thomas, Trenten and I had a great time at that one. Trenten is beginning to like the Highland Games.
August brought our 1 year anniversary. Wow time went by for sure. August was just yard work, house work, Fridays off with Trenten, a Westport trip wih my sister and niece & nephew. We had a blast there versus Ocean Shores. We also found & fell in love with the Westport Winery. It is a MUST GO SEE for sure. Took about an hour to get home from there... so worth the trip anytime. Love the ocean.
We spent some quality time with my best girl Didi and her gorgeous girls Oni & Gabbi. Trenten loves spending time with his cousins. I really wish we lived closer than an hour in-between us. We were there for the girls last of school. They all got to honk the school bus horn when they were departing the bus. Was a loud send off to summer.
ok ok enough rambling, time to post some of these summertime crazy photos.
Then you can see for yourself.
Hugs, Heidi