Here is the Quick Version of Summer. We spent most of June inside since it rained almost the entire month. So when the sun decided to shine we were ready for it. I think most of July was spent in the back yard with the boys in the kiddy pool and me out back in the garden.

Ben did a lot of racing and of course we folowed him to most his races and cheered him on. Now When I go out on runs and the boys see people biking they always say "way to go fast guy!" So funny and cute. It really catches people off guard. The major highlight of Ben's races this year was the Hawaii Half Iron Man which Ben took third in his age group and qualified for the Full Hawaii Iron man!!!!

Of course the Casebolt family made the trek to the Oregon coast. Let's just say it was the only place on earth that was cloudy and raining. However we made the best of it. Unfortunately I have no pictures of it because my camera was stolen at the Portland Zoo along with all of my beautiful photos from the coast. I was more sad about the pictures than the $450 camera.

The boys were potty train this summer and with twin boys that is no easy task. About a week of solid training the boys got the hang of it pretty good. If you came over to our house in the last two month my boy would have shamelessly been walking around with no pant or underwear. They for some reason will pee their pants the minuet you put them on. They are doing much better now about that.

My last month has mainly been preserving the harvest. Pickling and freezing mostly. I will try to take up canning next year. One thing at a time please. Another big project for me is teach the boys how to read. They are really getting the hang of it. I am always blown away at their ability to lean and understand. Their biggest achievement this month is reciting the Lord's Prayer! That is a pretty long thing to memorize. Once again I was blown away.

Some of the activities we did this summer was

Tennis
Trying to teach the boys to ride their big boy bikes
Throwing rocks in the river
Hiking in Sacony Park
Running
Biking
Swimming (of course going down the big blue slide)
Having Friends over
Catching Rolly Pollies, Beatles, Pray Mantises, Grass hoppers, Worms, etc.

Needless to say Summer was a blast!