We've had the best summer! The weather has made it so that we've got tons of use out of our pool. Griffin has really surprised us with how great he's doing at learning how to swim. He stopped using the life jacket, and went to the arm floaties. Now he'll even take those off and practice swimming on his own. I'm so proud of him. He's fearless in the water and enjoys it so much.

Our annual family camping trip to Moosehead Lake was a couple of weeks ago, and it was fantastic. The weather was perfect for camping. Not too hot, not too cold, and barely any rain. Griffin actually cried on Sunday night when vacation was over. He has no idea how much I wanted to cry at the thought of going back to work!

I'm also trying to plan a trip or visit to somewhere different for any free days that we have. So far we've taken a ride on a train at the lake, gone to a science center, and checked out a play in the park. It's not a long list so far, but I figure that we have most of the fall to do some of the things on the list. I have a really cool coupon book that gets Griffin admission into most of the places for free. So I've got a few great ideas of things to do from that.

So the greatest thing for me about this summer is how great I've been feeling lately. It's taking a while to get used to the whole gluten free thing, but slowly but surely I'm noticing changes in my health, and it's fantastic. I have noticed a HUGE difference in my energy level. I can't even believe the difference. It's very encouraging!