Oh where did the summer go???

Where did the summer go?? The pictures in the slide show will give you a glimpse of how our summer was--not too many sad faces. I cannot believe how fast the summer went. Between moving and baseball and our travels and visitors, the summer was gone before we knew it. The summer started out with a wonderful day in June where my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. What a proud day for them and for us. They both looked wonderful and we wish them many more. We then went on a whirlwind few weeks of painting rooms in our house and moving. Fourth of July weekend was the big move and it was great to be in our new home. We couldn't have done it without all of our family and some of our friends here--We thank you again!!!

Then, when we were sick of looking at boxes, we set off for a week in Kansas City. Ken had to be there a few days for work so it was a perfect time for us to tag along and go back to our wondeful friends. We got to see almost everyone we wanted to see. We missed a few, but we will be back--promise!! What a week of fun that was!! We made the most of our week there--we swam every day, drank way too much and best of all enjoyed just sitting and hanging out with the Childress' and the Parkers. The kids were inseperable and the adults pretty much were as well. It was hard to leave, but it was nice to be coming to our new home too--(except for the mesquitos!!)

As we continue, we came back home and Jake picked back up with baseball and we continued digging through boxes. Then on July 31st my sister and her youngest--Trevor arrived. She came home for a high school friend's wedding and a quick visit. She stayed with us Thursday -Sunday morning and then headed to Green Bay. The best part of the visit was on Saturday when I was her date to the wedding--Ken (bless his heart) kept all 4 kids and her and I were able to spend the entire day together--it has been a very long time since that happened. She headed back to Utah on Tuesday--good-byes never get any easier!!

Also on that Saturday, the Parker family came to experience Wisconsin for the following week. It was wonderful to have them here--we took them to some of the Milwaukee area hot spots and were able to enjoy a week of kids laughing, the boys golfing, sitting on the deck for a few cocktails and a night on the town in the big metropolis of Merton. It was a long walk home--but oh so much fun. Again it was hard to say good-bye. Jeff and Vickie--we missed you!!!

So that brings us to the middle of August and that seemed to fly by. Jake started football August 5th with practice 5 days a week until school started. The kids started school on September 2nd and whalla--here we are. Lots of fishing was done this summer, getting to know our neighbors and trying to get settled. Despite the quickness of it--it was an enjoyable summer. It was nice to be able to hop in the car and head to Green Bay and Oshkosh to see family--it is amazing how fast a 2 hour drive goes after driving 11 hours for 8 years. My brother Craig had an end of summer party and we just drove up Friday night and came back Sunday morning. This is the best part of being back in Wisconsin. Now we begin preparing for football season, dance and snow--ugh.