This week, I got to relive the fun parts of my childhood. My cousin from the East came for a visit. This reminded me of summer days when I was a kid and my cousins would come to visit. For a blessed few weeks, we were released from daily chores and got to play. We climbed trees, built dams in the river, floated on rafts, caught crayfish, swung on a tire. All the things you think of when you think of summer days as a kid.

Because we both have families now, I made a large chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. As you can see, it barely fits on my stand (and I damaged the icing on the backside a little while sliding the lid on).

For two days, we fished, swam, drank wine on the porch, and ate cake. Summertime perfection.