July 19

Today we went over to Adam's brother's house to celebrate summer birthdays.

This is a snapshot of the chaos. Eric and Emily have quite the impressive setup in their backyard: in addition to planter boxes brimming with tomatoes and lettuce, play structures, and a zipline, they also have a dirt racetrack for their remote control cars. So in addition to the usual cake, ice cream, and presents, we also sent cars zooming around (and often, off, which is why track monitor Melody was essential) the track.

It was a pleasant day with good people, and I am blessed to have experienced it.