We Can't Be That Old!

It's hard to admit that Nate and I had our 20-year High School Reunion this month. When I think of how we feel I could swear it was our 10-year reunion. Reunions are interesting things and we had a great time. I was too busy to take pictures but I at least got a group one at our evening event.

I really enjoyed working with one of my classmates, Rob, on the family picnic. It was a lot of work to get ready for but I think everyone had a good time. Nate was a great support and my parents also came and helped out. My dad and Nate did all the grilling and the kids were troopers to hang out while mom and dad were totally ignoring them. This is a shot of us getting ready to feed about 200 people.

Until next time, class of '89!

Megan's Baptism

What a special day Megan's baptism was! It was fun for her to get baptized on her actual birthday and we are so glad we got to be with almost all of our family that day as well as dear friends. We appreciate her example and willingess to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'll never forget her big smile as she came out of the water and she whispered to me, "that was fun!"

Good Times

I seem to worry at the very beginning of summer about keeping the kids busy without over enrolling in sports camps, summer homework and swimming lessons. As the kids get older, I am realizing that each summer home with the kids (and Nate) is precious and I hope we are making the most of it. One of our summer highlights was a late-night emergency room visit for Jared. We've had a horrible mosquito problem which led to spotted, itchy kids and one large infected bite. This bite had a red line extending up the leg and was very swollen. The ER docs gave him massive amounts of antibiotics and reassured us that he definitely needed to be seen RIGHT AWAY. Phew! We're glad that he was properly cared for and that now the mosquitos seem to be under control.
Megan had her first piano recital at an assisted living home. She was soooo nervous but did an excellent job!
Megan also had a fun birthday party--turning eight years old and having fun at the movies with her friends. They saw the movie "Up" and then came back to our house to play.
Father's Day is always a treat to fix dad breakfast in bed and try to make him feel special for the day. We love dad! He works hard for us and has taken the kids to do lots of fun stuff this summer.
Summer nights are fun at the Dust Devil baseball games. Jordan and Megan enjoyed Dusty the mascot and the kids like to participate in the between-inning activities and of course fireworks after the game.
This is Amanda and cousin, Kayleigh, enjoying the Spirit Lake 4th of July parade. We went to Spirit Lake to spend the holiday with family there and had a blast. It was a picturesque small-town 4th of July with the kids getting in on the parade (see below), throwing candy, a fireworks show right on the town baseball field, four-wheeling, water skiing and swimming on the beautiful lake. Of course we forgot our camera so the few snapshots Amanda took will have to do.
The kids on the Spirit Lake (Silver Beach Resort) parade float. Below: A pretty good Mystery Machine Replica.
Thanks Nannee and Papa and Fuhr family--we're looking forward to coming up again before summer is over!