It's just not been Summer to me.

Anyone feel that way. We've had a very cool and wet summer. We haven't been swimming like get into and under the water swimming since the second week in June. I haven't had any time to read a simple book. But some of our family have done some really fun things. You can see from the pictures below.
Things We have done this summer

• Lots of bike rides
• The oldest two went to Mexico with Brad
• I've learned to changed three tires on our bikes
• Spent many afternoons and evenings with my parents
• Been putt-putting
• Spent time at a local amusement park
• working on renovating our porch
• Spending endless hours planning and organizing Ethopian culture camp
• Working on unity with our family
• many chores
• Lots of soccer for Caroline who is trying out for the HS team.

Well this weekend our family will be going to Jackson, KY to help put on a church picnic for the Happy Church. We love the people there and this church. They are a light that shines in a heavy dark place.

Thankful there is more of summer and maybe we can swim some more or at least get our kayak out to float on the lake.

Brad going down a natural water slide in Mexico

Caleb's turn


Family in Monterrey


Caroline and Aunt Cathy in downtown

Our Forever Family Day

We love to celebrate life and this day three years ago we added more LIFE into our family! This is our FOREVER FAMILY DAY! Three years ago we came home with Asher from ET and he became apart of our family forever! So here are some pictures of that great day. I remember being soooooo tired and even hours after landing I was still spinning in my head from all that travel. We were so happy to be home and to introduce Asher to all his family.

I love to compare pictures of Asher. Mostly his first photo to the most recent. God has definitely hand picked each child for our family and as much as I dread the years going by, I do enjoy seeing how God shapes and molds them year after year.

I try and picture Asher as a three year old in Boditti, ET. I see him as sometimes still riding the back of his mom, aunt or sister (we don't know anything about his family so I'm just imagining). I can imagine him running around the small mud hunt and chasing goats. But today at our house he runs around our yard and up and down the sidewalk. He plays with his brother and enjoys hanging with his sisters. He LOVES his dog and playing with everything. He enjoys music and a funny movies. We are so happy to be a family FOREVER!

Family reunion in the airport!

The Ewing 4 - home at last

First family photo. Asher still sucks his fingers.

This last year's Christmas family photo.

What a difference 3 years makes!

An early Christmas Idea for those early shoppers

So if you are looking for a Christmas Gift for that hard to buy friend or relative... do I have an idea for you!!!! My nephew is an unbelievable artist and his preferred medium is pencil. So for our anniversary I had him do one of our wedding photos and man, is it TOTALLY AWESOME! He got everything exactly right (even my crooked tooth). He is soooo talented and I love that he did this for us, I mean, Brad! All I did was scanned the photo and sent it to them and he went from there. Thanks, Josh! It's awesome!