Last Farm Trip for the Summer

We took new family pictures at the farm

This is the sort of insanely-beautiful
farm day I am talking about!

Since our first day of school isn't until September 8th, we can take advantage of the wonderful August weather.  Warm days and cool nights create perfect summer days.  What better place to enjoy this time together as a family than at my parents' farm.  

Abigail loved to pick apples.

She also loved to eat them and
feed them to the horses.

Tractor driving.

Beautiful, Inside and Out

pic taken in our yard, in Abigail's new "plain" shirt she picked out

Yesterday was the opening day of Kings Dominion, and with our season passes, we took Abigail.  She was so much more confident and brave than last year.  (She remembered where everything was too!  What an amazing memory.)  I felt so much happiness, contentedness and joy just watching her.  I love watching her body move: she is graceful, coordinated, and powerful.  I love watching her face as she laughs and squeals in delight and her happiness is so pure.  When she was on a ride, teasing Larry and me, or telling us a story about whatever, she just radiated joy and pleasure.  I cannot soak her all up.  I am so in love with this child, everything she already is, everything she promises to become.  

Matching

Abigail thinks it is fun to be "matching."  

I know that she won't think this is fun for

very long, so I am enjoying it while it lasts!

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