The summer is coming to a close and it has gone by much too fast. I am finding that I am SO sad for school to start. I really enjoy slow mornings with the kids and us all being together. We have had a couple of slow weeks here to recover from a busy July and I am very thankful! July started off with a drive to Houston after our AC died :) and then we packed up and headed to Albuquerque for a few days to visit my Aunts and Uncle. It was such a fun visit for me and for the kids. So fun in fact, that I forgot to take a single picture while were were there. After that we headed up to Ft. Collins for staff training.
We got to stay with Greg and Danica on our way to New Mexico. To say that the kids had fun there would be an understatement! Max and Madison and Brennan must have run 50 laps around the house in these outfits! It was so fun and refreshing to reconnect, even if it was just for a night!
In Ft. Collins we lived with Dave and Megan and their three kids! It was a blast! Our kids were so happy to have 24 hour a day playmates and living life with friends for 10 days did my heart good!
Brennan found the true boy inside on a little hike we took one day!
One of the other MAJOR! highlights from the summer was getting to see Cheryl and Lena who have been here in the states this summer.
on our way home we took a quick little tour of The Garden of the Gods. And on our way to and from training, we stayed on Co. Springs with the Josts and thanks to their planning we got to see all sorts of fun friend like the Vincents and Thad. And, with Tom, Trisha and Thad as our witnesses, Macy started to crawl!! Thanks for rejoicing with us that night guys!!! SO, while July was rich with fellowship, it was in some ways bittersweet. We are thankful for where the Lord has us, but we deeply miss our friends. We are choosing to be full of gratitude for the times we are able to be together, and praying that there will be more times together soon
We got to stay with Greg and Danica on our way to New Mexico. To say that the kids had fun there would be an understatement! Max and Madison and Brennan must have run 50 laps around the house in these outfits! It was so fun and refreshing to reconnect, even if it was just for a night! 
In Ft. Collins we lived with Dave and Megan and their three kids! It was a blast! Our kids were so happy to have 24 hour a day playmates and living life with friends for 10 days did my heart good! 
Brennan found the true boy inside on a little hike we took one day! 
One of the other MAJOR! highlights from the summer was getting to see Cheryl and Lena who have been here in the states this summer. 
on our way home we took a quick little tour of The Garden of the Gods. And on our way to and from training, we stayed on Co. Springs with the Josts and thanks to their planning we got to see all sorts of fun friend like the Vincents and Thad. And, with Tom, Trisha and Thad as our witnesses, Macy started to crawl!! Thanks for rejoicing with us that night guys!!! SO, while July was rich with fellowship, it was in some ways bittersweet. We are thankful for where the Lord has us, but we deeply miss our friends. We are choosing to be full of gratitude for the times we are able to be together, and praying that there will be more times together soon
