I just got home from....

-9 days in Southern Utah
-25 Family members

- 2 parents

- 14 cousins

- 3 National Parks

Zion

Cedar Breaks

Bryce Canyon

- 10,350 ft elevation

- 11 Frogs

- 2 leeches

- 1 tick

- 7 Horned Toads and other lizards

-1 fainting spell

- 3 fishing trips

- 12 oz of sunscreen

- 7 Junior Rangers

- 15 flag T-shirts

- 1 rainy afternoon of canoeing

and...

- Countless memories

Growing in the Summer Sun

Growing in my backyard are feathery, pink and white peonies.  I love them for how they look.

Growing in my garden are impatient, green tomatoes.  I love them for how they'll taste.

Growing outside my kitchen window is a warm summer's day.  I love it for how it makes me feel.

Growing around our house is the freshly mowed grass.  I love it for how it smells. 

Growing in the summer sun are three dirty, energy-filled children.  I love them for who they are, and who they are becoming.