Before we left for vacation, we had a backyard garden party.  I’ve always wanted to have a garden party and finally, after five years of living here, we had the perfect excuse: an end-of-the-year gathering for a group of Jake’s colleagues.  The weather was beautiful, the company was great.  Here are some snapshots:

Some of the district's finest!

Spouses

Sarah--such a great person.

Kait watched the kids for the first bit of the party, but then they came back and enjoyed the evening with new friends and fireflies.