Memories of Summer

All the pictures are from Ocean City, NJ

School has started, jeans and sweaters are out of closets, chai tea is a regular occurrence, and pretty soon the leaves will start to change.

But this summer was amazing and I'm not ready to let it go. Not yet. When I was going back through my summer pictures I realized there were a ton of ones that never made it to the blog. So I decided to share some memories from summer days gone by.

~Mary Kate

Guest Posting

I got to do my first guest post for Morgan over at Snapography. Here's a small preview:

Late night summer storms. The split-second flash that lights up the night sky, followed by the house shaking boom of the answering thunder.  You know, the kind that make you want to run into Fraulein Maria's room in the Sound of Music and sing along with them till you forget the storm raging around you...

...But the last 3% of the photos are all that matter.

And when I took the following photo, I literally squealed I was so excited.

To see the photo I was so excited about and the rest of the post (I also give a brief explanation of how to capture lightning) go visit: Snapography: A Summer Storm

~Mary Kate

P.S. I know I've been MIA lately, but hopefully more posts will be coming soon!

Beautiful Memories

I was blessed to have an amazing summer.

I got to go to some very cool places and see very cool things.

I got to make memories with my younger siblings that I never want to forget.

I got to meet new friends and try new things. 

I got to grow closer to Jesus.

I had a perfect summer.

My Summer {in pictures}

Cities

 NYC

Okay, this is as close as I got to NYC, but I still saw the skyline while driving to CT!

Boston

 

Pittsburgh

(Just drove through on our way to OH)

Chicago

 Baltimore
 I don't have any pictures of skyscrapers in Baltimore (it's a pretty boring city building-wise to be honest); all I have are the photos I took at the National Baltimore Aquarium:

Beaches
Madison CT (Long Island Sound)

Ocean City NJ (Atlantic Ocean)

Chicago IL (Lake Michigan)

Rock Hall MD (Chesapeake Bay)

The Sun

Sunrise - {Ocean City NJ}

Sunset - {Ocean City NJ}

 Sunsets - {Catholic Family Land OH}

Sunsets - {Rock Hall MD)

 

Hikes

CT

PA

OH 

 IL

MD

In a circle: Me (in the orange shirt, white headband), Cecilia, Dad, John Paul (white shirt), and Max (orange shirt).

Randomness

Benny playing Disc Golf at Catholic Family Land.

Playing in the huge jungle gym at Catholic Family Land.

Ben so photogenic, I didn't pose him at hall, just asked him to turn around and smile :)

Our reflection in the "Bean". I'm the one holding the camera. :)

Navy Pier from the Hancock Tower.

Buildings we saw on the boat tour and my sister Cecilia.

The same building, on the left looking down from the Hancock Tower, on the right looking up from the street.

Fun with Friends at Youth Group.

Benny during our talent show at our 4th of July Family Party.

My adorable cousin, David.

My 6 year old sister Rose at Catholic Family Land.

4th of July Fireworks. (I don't have a tripod for my camera yet so I had to improvise and I used my Aunt's stroller as a flat surface.)

A beautiful Farm we passed while driving to Rock Hall MD for our camping trip.

The bonfire in our backyard that we had several times over the summer.

I'm so grateful for all the adventures I got this past summer.

And you know what? I'm actually very excited for all the things that will happen this school year.

I hope you all had equally wonderful summers and an amazing school year!

~Mary Kate