oh, lovely summer we have been waiting for you.

                                          somber swinging

swinging singer 

sharing music

bridge kisses          

one day i climbed the hill and when i reached the top there were seven deer, 5 buck.  i prowled around in the valley and discovered deer bones.  i went back to retrieve gabe because he loves to find femurs and ribs, etc.  we searched and found an entire deer short of the skull. 

super flying gabe 

                                       let the laughter out

 flying (with the shirt this time)

sun mountain flowers

 

sun mountain bike ride 

                                                 gals' day

                                               winthrop cowgirl

                                             our favorite ice cream 

that's a wrap and a lick! 

 

Share it with me, Gab(E)!

Hey there Gabe! Here we are at your 1st grade portfolio share (we meet at school, have snacks and you take us through what you have worked on this year).  You have so much determination and never give up when trying new things even when they are difficult.  You make me not want to give up either.  Thank you for that quality.  You made HUGE strides in reading and math and moved from your (26 weeker and then being a young firstie) spot to standing on a mountain peak ledge we gasp at on our way through the North Cascades Pass.  Hey, I have an idea! Let's do it again next year.  We might have to start from the middle of the mountain this time, so that's not bad, right?  Thanks for the great year Clear Lake.  Here's to a new Lyman adventure.