Summer

Two updates in two days--I think this is a record for me. Now that I have caught everyone up on our trip, I guess I need to get current. Fortunately things have been pretty calm around here. I FINALLY finished painting my kitchen and my downstairs bathroom. I was going to take a picture so you could see the color, but my kitchen is a mess at the moment and no one needs to see that. So now I have to get moving on the upstairs. The stairwell is what I am dreading--haven't figured out how that is going to work yet. Anyway, Mark has been super busy with final projects and final tests and work and church. When the bishop is gone 3 Sundays in a row, he certainly feels it when he gets back. But this past Sunday was awesome because he actually made it home before 2:00. That is a new record! I will attribute that to the fact that Sunday was also our 8th anniversary. I have posted a couple pictures from our wedding day. We really weren't able to do much for our anniversary, especially because not only was it Sunday but fast Sunday. Nontheless, it was a good day! I have enrolled McKenna and Kaitlyn in their first dance class. They start next week. McKenna is nervous, but I think she will have fun. I am signing Jacob up for soccer at the YMCA and he is thrilled. He asks me everyday when his game is, but they haven't even put the kids into teams yet. Joseph has learned to climb on everything. I find him sitting on top of our dining room table all the time. What a rascal!
We had another birthday party for Kaitlyn and I with the Lowthers once we got back here. Kaitlyn got a new bike and absolutely loves it! The problem is she won't pedal on her own and wants us to push her everywhere. She is definitely three! All of you Twilight fans out there will be happy to know that Laura bought me Twillight and New Moon for my birthday. I have only read the first chapter so far. Now wait before you get mad at me. I don't want to start them until I can really sit down and read them because everyone says they are so addictive. I just haven't had that kind of time to read them. I am definitely going to do it here soon though. I will let you know how I liked them.
Other than that, our summer has been filled with swimming, ant bites, trips to grandma's house, cook-outs, church ativities, bike-riding and lots of yard and house work. School doesn't start until September, so we still have another month of fun! Hopefully we can take a weekend trip to the beach or North Carolina or somewhere before September. These past few months have just flown by and there is still so much we want to do. I hope everyone is having a great summer!!!