Summer Isn't Over Yet

It's been a busy few months here at the Plantinga household, and we've neglected to keep the blog up to date on all sorts of things from vacationing in Michigan with the kids (and in Hilton Head without the kids), to visiting Kennywood, swimming lessons, Emily's first day of school, and a slew of other things that I am probably forgetting.

Tonight was a warm September evening, and it wasn't anything momentous, but it was special.  It was special because we all ran outside after dinner, forgot about the dishes and spent two hours running around truly enjoying one another and the last of the warm weather.  I may not have written about some of our milestones this summer, but we'll probably naturally recall many of them.  Nights like tonight, though, would be easy to forget.  So instead, here are some pictures.

 This girl can really catch some air.  

Sure to make grandmothers everywhere a little queasy.

 Dancing in the backyard, such an expressive little girl.

Her bright smile is because she just completed a somersault on her own.