Last summer on The RFF

Before the new fall episodes begin, let's catch up on this summer in The OC: 

We spent a lot of great cousin time, both in Utah and in California

Jed (and the rest of us) could not get enough of Clara

Jack paid the piper at Temple Square 

While we walked around the new Salt Lake City Creek downtown
with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Bob

Harriet spent much of the summer in a wheelchair

due to an inflamed knee - a reaction to a never quite

diagnosed virus that struck her knee 

Saturday morning hike with CD in the Rocky mountains 

Found some ways to cool off in toasty warm St. George 

and wrapped up our Utah road trip with a good car cleaning 

Took a day trip with grandma, grandpa and the Coes out 

to beautiful Redlands to check out Pete's old stomping grounds 

Stopped by Pete's Redlands childhood home

and old elementary school 

(the boys got really good at the wheelchair)

visited Grant's grave 

ate a Cafe Rio and ChickFilA picnic on the lawn of the Redlands historic library

and amphitheater - we then enjoyed a lovely patriotic free concert 

Harriet & Abbie (her last summer before college!)

Jack has been in summer practice prep mode for the fall Marching

Band season - here he shows off his band blister/callouses

Jack's friend found a couple of orphaned baby possums 

in his back yard - super cute but they had fleas 

and eventually died without their mother despite best efforts to nourish them 

water fights in the front yard while workers worked in our backyard -

we had Andy Gump in our driveway for a week or so 

more cousin time in California 

(covered in the Balboa Island post) 

Harriet took on a summer room project - 

she bought some Whiteboard paint at Home Depot

and painted her giant closet doors all by herself,

turning them into two giant whiteboards 

beach time - a "good" pic of Harriet's swollen left knee 

Jed participated in the UK coaches soccer camp 

and earned the "inspire award" one day 

we fed a pelican on the pier 

And as summer started to come to a close, 

the twins head over to register for high school! 

oh I'm sure there is more than one Fresh Man at El Toro 

El Toro High School here they come!! 

Another fun end of summer activity was a beach 

bonfire hosted by the church youth 

Last beach day of the summer was Labor Day in Laguna 

we had a birthday celebration for the twins 

with Grammy Ann's traditional chocolate cake 

The kids received their traditional father's blessing from Pete

the night before the first day of school 

and the twins received a hug from dad while enjoying their

birthday donuts the next morning before heading off to HIGH SCHOOL! 

it's been a great summer! 

Back to school we go...