Where has the summer gone?

You always hear people saying that time flies and I think that it flies faster the older you get.  We have been having an incredible summer - weatherwise and activity wise.  It seems that we have been on the go so much that I am looking around the house thinking that there are so many things that I haven't paid attention to lately.  Unimportant stuff like updating my finance spreadsheet, vaccuming, etc.  I've been spending time on very important things like attending family reunions, watching the Olympics, hiking in Fundy Park, taking tons of photos, editing said photos!  It seems like when summer hits, priorities definitely get upended but, in this country, summer doesn't last very long and you pack in as much sun and goodness as you can before it is just a memory.

I hit Fundy Park with Heather and a couple of her roommates for a hike.  Rachael had never been to Fundy in her entire life and was turning 21 the next day.  We hiked Laverty Falls and took her to the big rocky beach beside the swimming pool, got some sticky buns in Alma and visited the 10,000 Villages shop.

We went to the Patterson picnic last weekend and it is the first time that every single Patterson sibling and every single Patterson grandchild was present in quite a long time.  You know what that means?  Lots more photos : - )  We had a beautiful sunny day and got in some quality time with each other.  The kids are all growing up so fast and it may be the last time that every one of them will be there as life intrudes and responsibilities take over as you get out into the workforce.

We got together with a big group of friends and had a baseball game to celebrate New Brunswick Day and went to Trent & Rebecca's for a pot luck after.  Another beautiful summer day!!

We only have two weeks left before my cousin's wedding and then Vacation Bible School.  Hopefully, we will get a couple days at the cottage next week until our big cottage Labour Day weekend to close out the summer.

I'll let photos tell the story of my past week or so.