Around here, we have been…

ENJOYING the last part of summer. It is really hard for me to believe that summer is really almost over. Only one more long weekend and school will be starting up again! This gives me all the emotions.

It has been a good summer. One that has gone much too fast. The kids are just at that perfect age where they are mostly independent, and at the same time enjoy each other’s company. They have all played together very well over the past few months.

EXPLORING a new park in the area. Our city has developed a large piece of land just outside of the city limits. It borders a lake and many rolling hills – which are used for mountain biking in the summer and sledding in the winter.

The park itself is full of structures suitable for all ages. Small slides and a mini playhouse for the toddlers, and a zipline for the pre-teens. All of our kids, ranging in age from five to twelve, had so much fun exploring! Even Craig got into the action!

GETTING anxious for the house to get weather tight. With Fall fast approaching, we have seen quite a bit of rain and increasingly colder weather. Each time it rains, we need to go to the site and sweep all the water off of the sub-floor. It makes us so sad to see our largest asset take on damage.

However, the shingles are starting to go on the roof now. And hopefully in the next week or so the windows will be put in and the entire house wrapped for protection. We continue to pray for the snow to hold off until we move in!

PREPARING for a large garage sale. Angela has been busy going through the entire house – decluttering anything we don’t plan to move with us. We have been shocked by the amount of items that we realize we can live without.

With the proceeds from the sale, we hope to buy a sectional sofa for our new family room. Something large enough that we can all snuggle together and watch a movie.

This is just a glimpse at what our family has been up to. If you’d like a closer look, be sure to check out our weekly ‘mini vlogs’ on our family YouTube channel ARROW HILL FAMILY. Be well everyone!