Summer Children and a Hello

Hello, everyone...just a couple of pictures of the kiddoes doing their summer thing. David getting used to his bigger bike (20-incher) and Lily wearing summer uniform. She too has a new bike - hers is a Tigger bike, with 12-inch wheels, and she's really figuring it out quickly, but the batteries died before I got any shots. I promise to get some before she grows out of the bike.

It's been tough to post happy-family stuff since mom died. I miss her so very much. We do still have fun, it's just hard to keep the mood going long enough to commemorate it, if you know what I mean.

The kids are enjoying summer break, David goes into Year 5 this fall (that's 4th grade to us Americans) and Lily starts full-day reception (or prekindergarten, I think). School is still wonderful for both of them, which is a blessing.

The summer seems to be peeking its head around the clouds now that August is here. We've had a lot of cold rainy days. The past 2 weeks have been balmier, and sunnier. The garden looks great - green and lush.

To those of you we were able to see when we came home for mom's memorial - I am sooo glad to have seen you and touch base, and remember how wonderful it is to see friends and family. To everyone we couldn't squeeze in, I apologize - know that we miss you all, and the hardest thing about being here is just that. Missing all of you. We're in a wonderful, wonderful place, but I wish we could just bring you all over to make it perfect! Our doors are always open for visitors, remember.