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I spent part of my summer as a beach bum. I went to both Nags Head, NC and Ocean City, MD. While in North Carolina, I went kayaking and saw my first alligator up close and personal in the wild. It was terrifying and exciting!

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This summer seemed to go by in a blink! I spent the summer teaching summer school, working at summer camp and bible school, babysitting some of my favorite friends, and decorating and setting up our home we bought late last year! My husband Jared and I capped off the summer with a vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC with his extended family and just returned on Wednesday! Hanging with my pets is always a great way to fill those spare summer minutes. :)

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We went to Duck, NC with some friends and had an awesome time. Spent the rest of summer running basketball and soccer camps and watching a ton of soccer. We also finally got to catch up on some overdue yard work! It was a GREAT summer!

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My summer was blessed with grand girls everyday and sometimes the great grand boys! Smokey and I traveled to Williamsburg with my brother and his fiance to visit family and we ate at Captain George's for my first time! Loved all that seafood. We camped at Wilderness Presidential Resort with family, went to ballgames and enjoyed my new deck and prayer garden in my back yard. One week of Bible School with 150 kids wore me out but was great and the highlight I am sure will be our trip on Wednesday to the Sight and Sound theatre to see Jonah with Smokey and my grand girls!

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I spent my summer getting ready for my upcoming wedding, hanging out with my niece and nephews (they are 6, 4, and 1 and can all walk down the hill to my house on their own now, so they show up a lot!) and sorting through all the stuff that fills my house to make room for Josh and all his stuff. :) I also went camping a couple times and went to Deep Creek Lake in Maryland for a family vacation.

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This summer my family and I enjoyed several vacations. We were blessed to have my oldest son, daughter in law, grandson, and my mom accompany us to Pigeon Forge/ Gatlinburg, TN and also Williamsburg, VA. We were also able to squeeze in a trip to Pennsylvania to visit more family. I don''t think I've ever traveled so much over summer vacation but I wouldn't trade the memories we made over this summer break for anything!

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I knew this would be a different kind of summer when my son Alex moved into an apartment the first week of June. As we adjusted to a household of 3, Lena and I spent time at our creek and I've had time to enjoy my new porch swing. (The guy in that picture is the builder of the swing.) In July I took a class for the next level of Dalcroze certification - a music ed teaching approach that highlights listening for patterns and involves a lot of movement. We all enjoyed our trip to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It was also a great summer for reading. My top picks: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, A Man Called Ove, and The Wright Brothers.

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I spent my summer hanging out with my family.  We went to Hershey Park and took a family trip to Tennessee to hang out together in the mountains.  It was a short summer, but a great summer!! We caught a few movies at the Stephen City Drive-In, did some hiking at Skyland and just really enjoyed hanging out together before our oldest starts college!

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I went to VA Beach w/ my family in June. It was Juliana's first time at the beach and that was so much fun making memories with her. In July we celebrated her first birthday which was a 2 day event! I just finished reading The Glass Castle and can't wait to see the movie. My audit went great this summer!(which is always a relief!)

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I spent the majority of this summer teaching summer school out at River Bend Elementary School. I loved having the opportunity to connect with more Rockingham County teachers and to work with 13 sweet rising 4th graders. Thankfully I was able to spend some time traveling to Houston after summer school ended to visit my family!

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I spent my summer spoiling my grand children and moving my daughter home, and then to Staunton as she has accepted a teaching position at Riverheads High School this school year. Finally getting to take a short vacation to Canton Ohio to the Football Hall of Fame to watch the Dallas Cowboys  kick off the NFL preseason!

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Just like Amy, my summer was spent in the classroom taking two week long masters classes from EMU. When I wasn't in class I was in our spare bedroom working on the projects! But they're done NOW!!!! I'm so excited! Our family took a short trip to Ocean City, New Jersey, which was the first time the boys remembered going to the beach.  The rest of the time, I spent hanging out with the little goobers in the picture.  I'm very excited that the boys have gotten into strategy games like Ticket to Ride and Splendor this summer!

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I have spent most of the summer hanging out with Isaac. I have loved this time with him! We didn't take any big trips this year but we spent a weekend at Red Wing Roots Music Festival and also took a weekend trip to Williamsburg. In July, we bought a house and will be moving in September after Kevin does a few renovation projects (anyone like painting?! 😊) And today I became an aunt again! Rosemary Marie joined our family this afternoon!

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This summer I had the incredible opportunity to do some traveling. First, I went on a trip with two friends to visit our friend in Amsterdam. We also explored some of Dublin and Paris while we were there. When I arrived home, I attended two weddings before heading off to my next adventure in Mexico. There I served in an orphanage called Hogar de Amor. Through these experiences, I met some amazing people, and learned a lot about myself and other cultures.

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This has been a very memorable summer vacation! I took my first trip out of the country via a cruise to Belize, Honduras, and Cozumel. I went with a friend from college, and we got to do some zip lining, cave tubing, and 4-wheeling! I also took a few trips to Virginia Beach to visit my family and attend my cousin's wedding. This weekend, a few relatives from Michigan will be visiting, so I'll get to spend time with them before starting up our work week! I hope everyone enjoys this last week!

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We spent our summer the same way we always do, on a ball field, and we wouldn't have it any other way.  We did our big vacation back in the winter, but we did take a short trip to Smith Mountain Lake for some fun boating and tubing.

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I shared much of our summer in the Back to School smore, but here's one more pic of a fun afternoon we spent with friends at Jellystone in Luray.  Our last big event will be this coming weekend when we camp at Natural Chimneys for our annual big family camping trip to honor my dad's birthday.  The kids love camping and can't wait to get there!

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Amy and I had a busy and exciting summer! We kicked off the summer with a short trip to Virginia Beach, attended our first Christian rock concert (Skillet), and finally had the chance to experience the happiest place on Earth, Disney World! We just recently adopted a Golden Doodle and she is spoiled rotten already. Gracie, my kitty, is even learning to accept her. Excited about seeing everyone soon and meeting some new faces!

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This summer I enjoyed time with my 7 month old son, Patrick and my stepsons, Griffin and Mason. My husband, Matt and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. I took an online class through UVA at Wise about integrating technology into VA Studies lessons. We were able to go to Lake Anna this summer and I took Patrick to the beach for the first time with my parents!

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While my boys would say all we did was clean and organize the house, I'd have to say we also enjoyed two beach trips (Virginia Beach and Nags Head) and lots of local outings.  It was a busy but great time together! I have even survived a summer of Ryan driving! (Ok, barely!!

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Wow! This was an amazing summer! We enjoyed a stop at the NorthCarolina Zoo before meeting family at Myrtle Beach. Playing golf is our favorite family outing, so we enjoyed many rounds. We surprised Leah with a horse back ride and took a few trips to the children's museum. Watching Daddy play softball was another summer ritual. Catching up with family and friends has also been a summer favorite! We are now gearing up to show our sheep at the fair!

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This summer was an adventurous one with my family. We spent a week at Smith Mountain Lake. My husband and I took various trips around Virginia to do some hiking and exploring. It was the fastest summer ever!

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I enjoyed awonderful summer with this cutie! We spent time visiting with family and friends and at the ball field watching daddy  play softball.

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I didn't get any further away than Skyline Drive this summer, but it was great to have time to catch up on home projects, like the comforter I made for a friend's daughter (pictured), and to enjoy having my whole family together a few times. I took a great class at EMU called Teaching Diverse Learners, participated in a Beth Moore Bible study with other women from church, took lots of walks, spent time with friends, ate plenty of ice cream, and watched a lot of West Wing episodes!

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I spent the summer not pregnant.... which was glorious. Spent a lot of one on one time with Xavier and Augustin, tried to run several times a week, ran in a 5k race, and spent a couple of days in Maryland at my sisters. We celebrated Augustin's first birthday, and Xavier is now diaper and binky free!!!

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I had to take 3 classes this summer for my Master's program, so my days were mostly filled with my laptop and lots of caffeine! We were able to get away for a couple of weeks to the Outer Banks, which was much needed. My parents and niece came for part of the time too, which was lots of fun!

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We have enjoyed a couple of beach Vacations (sandbridge Beach & Ocean City, MD). The kids and I have spent lots of time at the pool. And, Whit and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary!!

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A family trip to the beach, trying to keep a 5 and 1 year old entertained, and enjoying daily walks around Broadway.

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This summer my husband and I did a bit of a southern tour: Atlanta (2 of our 5 grandchildren live there), then off to LaGrange, Georgia, St. Augustine, FL and then Savannah before heading home. I attended the Tech conference this summer and got some great ideas that I will be using this year. I have really enjoyed the time to read (a lot!) and sleep in this summer.

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Nags Head OBX family trip, Phoebe's 3rd bday (a month long event it seemed), 2 summer courses for my teaching license (online and in-person), tons of reading for classes, family time, catching up with friends, home projects, pool, and most recently a trip to Pittsburgh.

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Travel, reading, conferences, running, and farming were all part of my Summer of 2017 (I showed my pictures on the most recent Smore that went out, but here is one more.  Thanks for sharing your summers, too).  :-)