July 7th: goodnight
July 8th: his first Red
July 9th: heading home from camping
July 10th: the front yard
July 11th: our backyard, when camping
July 12th: our front yard, when camping
July 13th: that one day it felt like summer
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I treasure Sunday's. I have designated it as an unspoken family day, a lounging day, an adventure day, a day that is extra-special during the school year, when routine's are in full-swing. They are often concluded at my parents' home with hot, homemade soup. Soup on Sunday's, a family tradition we grew up with.
This particular Sunday was different, as they were out of town, and our middle celebrated his 8th Birthday, on Father's Day. He threatened to ditch us, with just his Dad, laughing that since the day was all about the two of them, it should just be the two of them. Lucky for us, his humor didn't get the best of him, & he let us tag along. Because it was a good day, as Sunday's tend to be, especially extra-special Sunday's.
Cinnamon rolls, hot dogs, lemon meringue pie & sushi; fresh air, fishing & time at at one of our favorite little plots of land. Sunday's Celebration.
Continue the circle with Emma.
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June 30th: more rain
July 1st: marshmallow eyes
July 2nd: more fish
July 3rd: first round of fireworks
July 4th: buried, in-between catching salmon
July 5th: last day of camping adventure
July 6th: siblings
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June 23rd: gillnetting
June 24th: country concert in Kodiak
June 25th: Light Saber battle
June 26th: it's freezing outside
June 27th: squeezing in some fresh air, in-between down pours
June 28th: the Airstream is done
June 29th: rain, rain, go-away
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Last summer we bought an Airstream. Something we've lusted over for quite awhile, & motivated by a wedding we were traveling to, this beauty popped up on Craiglist, conveniently located an hour from our final destination, and looking pretty good in her 1986 condition- we couldn't pass her up. Ruby Sue, the namesake I've placed upon my first car, first girl puppy, and first Airstream. Ruby Sue wasn't supposed to be renovated. She was in very good condition, so we were only going to replace the floors. After returning home, and squeaking her lengthy body off the ferry, I dreamed of painting the cabinet doors white, and maybe the end panels, and perhaps the walls. The carpet came out, the doors came off cabinets, then a wall here, a cabinet there...then she was gutted. Oops.
Conveniently, I did all this at the same time we were building a 4-plex, so she had to sit awhile, a long nine months while, but the real work began in May. We washed, sanded, washed again, primed and painted the entire inside, and Mike has rebuilt everything. We opted for only a toilet, skipping the shower, giving us a few extra feet of counter space and less mold-making, plus the outdoor showers are pretty high-tech these days. The bed is staying in the same place in the back, and has a hatch cover for ample storage, plus there's hatch covers in the bench seating in the front, for even more storage. The table is on a pedestal, so we can lower it into a large bed for the kids. Flooring and light fixtures have been installed, as well as cabinets & plywood counter tops; little tweaks will happen here & there, but for now, she is ready for her first excursion!
Photos from last summer to now.
June 16th: birthday party day.
June 17th: birthday crash day.
June 18th: celebrating 8, and Daddy.
June 19th: Airstream updates.
June 20th: more Airstream updates.
June 21st: fan fun in the Airstream.
June 22nd: toss the egg, trampoline style.
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