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This summer, it feels like we're spending 50 percent of our weekends in Philly and 50 percent in New England, not that we mind. :-)

This weekend we dashed up to Middleboro on Friday night for BJ and Yvonne's wedding on Saturday and Father's Day on Sunday. It was a great blessing to spend time with friends and family.

 For a wedding gift, we found a 1965 vintage Ansel Adams print of Yosemite Falls. Since BJ and Yvonne are honeymooning in Yosemite, we thought it would provide a happy memory. 

For a long time, Jeremy and I have wanted to start framing our own art, so we made BJ and Yvonne's gift our first project. Here's Jeremy measuring the mat board.

The finished mat board around the Yosemite Falls print.

 BJ and Yvonne saying their vows with Peter presiding.

 Chad and Erica at the wedding reception, which took place at Grouse Ridge Farm in Lakeville. The setting was private and beautiful.

 On Father's Day Sunday the Powells and Sweitzers got together and drove down to an Audubon Society site in Bristol, Rhode Island. Here's Ricky-Bobby showing Luke, Sam, Ryan and Isaiah how to tie clover flowers into necklaces. 

 After eating a picnic lunch at the Audubon Society building, we followed a trail out to Narragansett Bay. Here's the trendiest Sweitzer posing on the lookout dock.

 Uncle Jeremy and Grampy holding the "twins" up to see the view.

 Family Photo! All of the Powells (and future Powells) minus Dave.

Redeemer

Be awed by God today. "Redeemer" by Paul Cardall.

Catching Up...

It's been a few weeks since I've posted. I usually update our blog while Jeremy is studying, but since school is out (yeah! cheer! cheer!) we've been a bit busier.

To start, Jeremy celebrated the end of final exams by making an English breakfast, inspired by stories and pictures from Jenna's semester abroad.

Then, last weekend, we drove 9 hours north to Maine for Memorial Day weekend with my family (Sweitzers) and to attend the wedding of a close childhood friend, Emily Feleen.

Em and her fiancé Tyler were married on May 30 (Memorial Day Monday)---which was also Meredith and Kyle's first anniversary---on the waterfront in Portland. Their reception was in an old church-turned-restaurant called "Grace."

Before and after the wedding, all of the Sweitzers stayed at the Powell cottage in North Leeds, Maine. It was great to share such a special place with my parents, sisters and Kyle.

We took tons of pictures, so I decided to put them together in a little video. Enjoy!