What says "summer has started?

Ok. So what says "summer has started" more than fire works, hotdogs and that milky smell that seems to emanate from most urban sewers?

Ice skating of course!

Somehow it just makes sense.
And Sylvia seems to be enjoying learning a new and challenging skill.

Cleaning papa's scooter is also a fun summer activity. Or so he says.

Best of all is swinging on a tire swing with your buddy and then chilling in the grass.

Did you think I would have a post without a baby picture?
Fear not intrepid dinner table visitor.

Baby pic (a quick fix for those addicts)

Eating them faster than they can grow. (strawberries-that is)

Despite the lack of direct sun in Oregon over the past few months, the strawberry population appears to be unaffected.

We did our best below to diminish their numbers ever so slightly.

Ponies, of course, required riding.

And naps, of course, needed to be taken.