Summer is flying by!

This summer has been so busy and fun and crazy. We've been going, going, going. In July, we went camping to Garden Valley and saw 2 plays, The Wizard of Oz and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It is an outdoor theatre and is in a beautiful area. The following week my sister Sariah came to visit and Tyler and Jeanisha went to spend a week at Grandma and Grandpa's. We went skating and send Sariah and Trish out on their first date (from my house). The next week we went to Utah to see Stephen's family. We always pack a lot into our visits. We went to Lagoon with my family on Tuesday, to Antelope Island out in the Salt Lake on Wednesday, rode the Frontrunner train to Temple Square on Thursday, then to a "fun center" on Friday. The fun center has roller skating, an arcade, bounce houses, and climbing gym thing. Several cousins were able to come and the kids had a blast. That night we had a big barbq at Grandma and Grandpa Cox's house with everyone there. I think we counted 29 people, 12 adults and 17 grandkids. It was fun to see everyone and just visit and have fun. Saturday we went to Fort Buenaventura's Pioneer day Celebration. We went last year and the kids enjoyed it both years. One of the highlights was canoeing in the lake. On the way home, we dropped off Ryan to spend the next week visiting my parents and enjoying one-on-one time with Grandma and Grandpa. They brought him back home last Saturday when they came up for my cousin Lindsey's wedding.

In the middle of all this, we've been getting ready to move to a new house. It's not very far from here, but it's much bigger and on almost an acre! I am so excited for the extra space. It was a shortsale that we put the offer in on in May, so the process has taken awhile, but we should be closing on Aug 16. We are basically just waiting for the seller to get all her stuff moved out. The yard is pretty overgrown and neglected, but has a lot of potential. We've been working on packing up and getting ready to move.

Things are also moving along with adoption and hopefully by the end of August we'll know for sure which kid(s) we will end up with. Either Emilio (6) from Texas or Shania (5) and Kayce (2) from Oregon. It's been a crazy journey, but I know Heavenly Father will bring the right kids home to us.