Goodbye June, July

Before I know it, Storey Mae is 7 months.  

June l July have brought unknown joy and new challenges::

For Josh's birthday, Storey and I surprised him with a trip to the Japanese Tea Gardens:

   

  

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Passing the hot summer days at the pool with family:

  

  

or in our back-yard:

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A typical Saturday morning--the three of us have found joy and fulfillment in our yard.  Storey is trying out some of the edible greens as Josh works his garden::

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On Sunday mornings, we have been walking the neighborhood, picking up trash and meeting new people.  This has also been much of our joy and fulfillment:

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Serenading Miss Mae

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Storey Mae continues to teach me simplicity, surrender, and patience.  We have found ourselves happier than we have been before but also more tired than we have ever been.  I have come to know the exhaustion that mothers warn you about.  It has been a summer of transition for Storey's sleeping, and I think we find ourselves at the light at the end of the tunnel. But just when I think I have everything figured out, it changes :). 

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First Storm:  At the end of July, after 6 months of waiting for a good storm, we get sweet sweet rain: