July in 1 post

July flew by!  I would wonder if we just skipped it, except for all the things we have to show for it!

• Chris and I celebrated 12 years of marriage!  Can't believe it's been that long, our marriage is almost a teenager!

• The boys completed 4 weeks of daily swim lessons and grew so much in their skills.  Going to the pool used to be super stressful since I felt like I was just looking around in the water and counting to 4 the whole time.  Now I feel pretty comfortable with 2 of them, so now swimming is fun again!!
• Chris and I took down and cleaned, sanded and painted all our kitchen cabinets.  This is a job I have been dreading all year, but having Chris' help made it much better, if for no other reason than someone to talk to while we painted!  They look so much better now!
• My grandma passed away July 15th.  This was my first real experience with loss since I have been an adult.  It has been sad, but I know she is in a much better place now and I will see her again someday.  It makes me appreciate the time I still have with my family here on earth and I want to take advantage and not put it off.  We traveled out to Grand Junction one weekend for the funeral and I got to see almost all my cousins and our kids got to play with almost all of their second cousins.  It was an impromptu family reunion - really fun! 
• On the way home from Grand Junction, we stopped in Glenwood Springs and enjoyed a day at the pool.  What a blast!  I wish it wasn't so far away and that it didn't cost so much or we'd be going there more often.
• We've been going to the zoo, the pool and hanging out a bunch as a family.  This is my favorite time of the year: no schedule, no expectations, just family time!

 

• Preston made a decision for Chris and got baptized!  Not a prouder moment as a parent, for sure!  Preston's friend Cody was baptized the same day, which was cool for Preston.

• We've been working hard on getting all the paperwork done for our dossier.  We've ordered documents, met with a notary and coordinated all the letters of recommendation and other documents like that that others have to do for us.  We are almost ready to send that in!

Phew!  Maybe August will be a little less hectic?  Hmmm....I'm thinking not!