Summer*, so far,

has included

• baseball games
• lazy mornings
• sunshine
• Samuel's 15th birthday
  
• friends
• making plans to travel to Indiana
  
• a trip to a lake cabin
• hot dogs
• late-night movies
• work for Samuel
• babysitting for Moriah and Susannah
• softball
• sunburns
  
• trips to town
• bike rides
• raking
• staying up too late since it's light until late (like now--note the post time!)
  
• playgrounds
• cleaning
• and soccer,

not in that exact order, of course.

And I'm sure there's more but that's what comes to mind as I try to think about all the things I could update the blog with.

Summer* is always welcome (duh) but this year it seems even more welcome.

I know it is to Samuel, who is ever so grateful to have a break from his early bus rides.
I know it is to Jim, whose schedule just opened up during the week.
I know it is to me, who worked my behind off this past school year.

Bring on those lazy, hazy, crazy dayz of summer...the Doepken family is ready!

*even though it's not officially summer yet...maybe my blog post should be called Late spring, so far,?