The end of summer, summer, summertime

The end of the summer included some fun friends and family time, a road trip to Santa Barbara, and a flight to Portland for a wedding in Hood River.  The weather in Santa Barbara was fantastic and Spence wasted no time hitting the beach. The weather in Portland was great, then deteriorated in Hood River, but Spence wasted no time hitting every puddle and even managed to get in a few bluebird beach sessions.

A few favorite sentences lately:
"What's that noise outside? (Pause) It's a lion. (Pause) Or a cheetah."
"When I get big, big, bigger, I will drive and open doors."

Uncle Matt likes to ride the see-saw:

Finn and Spencer drying off after some fun times in the pool:

Grammie and Grandpa came to visit!

Pismo Beach pit stop on our road trip to Santa Barbara:

An epic swing set right on the beach--although the salty ocean air did rust it out a bit and increase the squeak-factor.

Spencer enjoying the beach, free of worries and his clothes. 

Airbnb life requires matching monkey luggage. Here is Spence rolling into Santa Barbara in style.

Santa Barbara had the finest seaweed:

And Portland had the best VooDoo doughnuts:

And beautiful Multnomah Falls:

Finally, some good gardening work back at home requires proper gloves: