Summer "VACATION"

So, we've been absent from the blogging circuit since early June, but what have been up to instead...? PLENTY! With less than 3 weeks until school starts, here is a summary of our summer vacation since our last post...


Parrish and I took a group of youth to the Atlanta temple on June 6, which is always an all day affair (the temple is 4 hours one way). Then we celebrated Parrish's birthday complete with a carrot cake shaped like a fish (Parrish has rediscovered a love for aquariums and has two at home and one at work), ideas provided by kids, designed and created by me, eaten and enjoyed by all! Happy Birthday Honey!



On June 21, I hosted a bridal shower- thankfully, they just needed my house- they brought all the food, etc.!!!


We spent the next week finding the bed and the floor in the office/spare bedroom as we prepared for Nana's annual summer visit. Which came quickly and ended too soon.


We enjoyed the first week of July with Nana, complete with a trip to the beach, where we took NO PICTURES, and our annual 4th of July celebration (Fort Rucker for the fireworks). This year, our tradition was altered slightly when we climbed in the car as a neighbor set off a bottle rocket, and poor Joshua, who had tubes placed in his ears in April and can actually hear us now, completely lost it! He was terrified by the sound, and started shaking and sobbing and screaming uncontrollably. So, we watched the fireworks display from Washington DC courtesy of PBS, while we ate our munchies on a blanket on the living room floor! It was an enjoyable evening with no traffic, no crowds, and plenty of air conditioning!



Nana left on July 5, and on July 8, I left for Girls Camp! I came home early so that Parrish could keep his appointment to shadow at a Family Practice clinic in town. The kittens went to the vet last week so that we could do our part to help control the cat population, and last night we enjoyed our ward Pioneer day celebration, complete with dutch oven dinner!


Dallin has learned to stand up to furniture and is cruising around at an unimaginable pace. He finally has his first tooth! He appears to have a magnetic connection to the dog's dish because as soon as you turn your back, he heads straight for it, but he never seems to eat enough to pass up his next meal! This week brings doctor/dental appointments, more time spent outside in our pool, some yard work, some last minute school shopping (just odds and ends)...and maybe next week we can squeeze in a quick family camping trip! Anyway, that is how we've spent our summer vacation!Maybe next summer we'll get the CRV A/C fixed!