Where Did July Go?!?

We spent the 4th of July in Vegas with family. Nathan was standing far from where we were lighting fireworks. One was acting like a dud, and then all of a sudden shot out of the side and zoomed right past his head. He said he could feel it. Here is what he drew after it happened...

My aunt and cousins, Seth and Hannah were there and the kids all had a great time together.

Tyler and I had birthdays.

The kids finished up swimming lessons, and did excellent! It is amazing how much they can learn in just 2 weeks. It sure helps that they have the best teacher ever.

Nathan doing the backstroke....most of what I took was video...

 We said goodbye to Rico. Super sad day. Even I cried. Seriously best dog ever, if only he didn't bark at the vacuum and camera, and shed so dang much. He is doing great at his new home and getting fat :)

We went to Kolob...and got a flat tire on the way back home... super steep, windy roads on a spare makes for a really exciting drive home. 

 

GIANT dandelion

My cute Grandpa

 

Nathan sat by the feeder for SO LONG and actually got a hummingbird to land on his finger! He was so EXCITED!!

Eric left for medical school in Kentucky. There were many tears shed, and I felt like I was sending off my own child. The past little while I have felt like his mom, since my parents left the house. We loaded him up with tons of gear for his new place, and all cried like babies. He and my Dad made it there in really good time, and got to see some fun things along the way. He is already making new friends and we are all really excited for him.

Look at ALL THE GREEN!!!

And this is what you do in Kentucky, when the UHAUL doesn't have a big enough truck and you don't have a bed....

He is in a super tiny town (like 6,000 people) so he only had to drive a couple of miles like this.

After Eric left we cleaned the carpets, moved all of his and my parents stuff into the basement, and moved all our stuff into the main part of the house. It has been like moving 4 times, but I think we are now pretty much done with the major stuff. There is still so much organizing to do, but after this last week I am going to take it easy....(more on the weekends EXCITING events later.)