Stenger LIFE: Summers need to move slower....

As I mentioned before, this summer has gone by so fast. It was particularly shorter this year and only lasted 9 weeks. We didn't have a big trip planned, nor did our planned visits from family work out, but we still made the best out of it. Karmann kicked it off with her 4th dance recital, and performed "Putting on the Ritz" in tap. Her group stole the show at 7-8 years old! She also attended her Girl Scout Bridging ceremony, which she graduated from a Daisy to a Brownie. She chose Maxwell to walk the bridge with her, which was the sweetest thing!
We did take a short weekend get-away to St. Pete Beach and spent the weekend with our toes in the sand, and also caught a Tampa Bay Ray's baseball game.
July seamed like we fell into a routine. 4th of July was pretty low-key. Karmann is still afraid of fireworks, so we celebrated with friends downtown but left before the noise. Thankfully, both kids were in one place for daycare and summer camp, which made it convenient for pick-up and drop-off.
My Aunt Judy and Aunt Barbara came over to visit my dad for a day, which was great to see them together.
Last week, I was lucky to spend a few days at the AIA FL conference at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. I very much look forward to the next time it is hosted there! It was probably one of the best conventions I have ever been to. I only wish that Kris could have been there too. However, he was asked to participate in an educational video in D.C. for the National AIA, so we swapped kids before he had a few days alone up there.
With August just a few days away, we are about to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary! We don't have big plans, but will have a celebratory dinner at Epcot, which will be nice! Other than that, the next few weeks we will be preparing for the school year! And off we go....