could it really be over...?

Summer has come and gone in a blink of an eye at our house. This summer has been one of my favorite, competing against my study abroad in 2007. It was the first semester that Sam and I weren't students since we've been married. It's been a blast! It is a true luxury not having homework, projects and tests to worry about when you get home at night. Sunday night we would plan out our week, deciding what activities we'd do that week. Our favorites were running together, playing tennis, getting snow cones, biking and hiking. Since I didn't do a great job of blogging about things as they happened here's a photo recap of what we've been doing.

We kicked off summer after graduation and finals in May with a trip to Maui, couldn't have had a better start. We stayed in my parents condo for the first time and loved the beach, pools, company and food.

On the beach right in front of the condo's we stayed at for our honeymoon.

On a hike to a snorkeling beach

We spent the months of June and July at BBQ's, at the park, birthday parties, up the canyon, on the lake and at girls camp, scout camp and youth conference.

Grandma's surprise birthday party

Sam turned 25.

24th of July fireworks

Oakley Rodeo

Zachary's birthday

our anniversary breakfast, 2 years!!

We ended summer with a week at lake Hebgen. For those of you that aren't familiar with Hebgen it is a little piece of heaven on Earth. It's right outside West Yellowstone and is surrounded by forest. The lake is more often glass than rough water due to the low amount of boat traffic and protection it gets from the surrounding mountains. It's peaceful. Sam grew up going to Hebgen and staying Grandpa's cousins with 20-30 cousins stuffed into the loft. Hebgen is where memories are made and relationships are strengthened. We spent our days on the beach, in yellowstone, and of course on the lake. Thank you to the Richards for a wonderful week away.

going kayaking

dirty socks after volleyball on the beach

at firehole, in yellowstone

Sam enjoying the perfect water

Me on the wakeboard

The boys before the "Hebgen man Triathlon" Preston has a hurt shoulder so they all swam with one arm in their life jacket so he wouldn't have a disadvantage.

The girls at the "girls lunch out"

Saying good-bye until next year.