Super Dad!

For Father's Day Mike got up and had breakfast with us (homemade granola).  The kids gave him his presents and then he went back to bed and slept all morning.  My gift for Mike came after church - I bought him some filet mignot and we had a big dinner with steak, sweet potato casserole, fresh green beans, french bread, and jello.  We had lemon bars for dessert.  We are grateful for such a great dad!

Wall Patch

Mike started fixing the hole in our wall from our old couch.  He cut the jagged hole out and got some new sheet rock in.  We just need to mud and tape it as well as touch up all the scrapes and dents.  

Last Day of School

Finally - school is out.  I think we get out later then anybody else!  The kids got out early and we spend our day Father's Day shopping, making Rice Krispy Treats, swimming, and enjoying the feeling of freedom!

The kids spelled out LAST DAY with chocolate chips on their purple Rice Krispy treats

College Days

A college roommate and her family were in Virginia on vacation.  We met at a park and the kids played while the Dads babysat and we visited for a few hours.  I had a great time catching up and the kids had fun playing. 

 Her husband and kids showed my kids how look for a Geocache - they loved it and want to go again!

Former BYU roommates!

It's a Wrap

Mike got his 'mini-van' wrapped.  Mike has a Ford Transit that he drives for work.  The kids call it a mini-van (which is funny, he doesn't like mini-vans and doesn't want me to drive one).  He finally got it wrapped (decals of our business, number, picture on the back).  Here are our two NHance 'vans'.

New Couch

We got our new couch today!  We ordered it 3 weeks ago and it finally came in.  My excitement dimmed a bit when Mike had to make two trips to get it here and then we couldn't get the old couch down the stairs.  We ended up taking the stair railing off, the stairs door, the front door and we still
tore a huge hole in the wall while forcing the couch down the stairs.  I don't know why I didn't realize it would be so difficult considering how hard it was to get it up the stairs (see that post here).  Getting the two pieces of our new couch up wasn't quite as bad.  Despite our awful morning getting everything moved, I love our new couch!  We didn't put the feet on it, so it's low enough that the kids can get on and off without any problems and no more toys/junk/garbage can be shoved under the couch!  We love the extra seating - the whole family fits with room to spare!

The Beach

On Friday we went to the beach!  The kids went to their field day at school while Mike and I did a few things in the morning and then at lunch time we pulled the kids out of school and headed for the coast.  We had a great time playing in the sand and the waves.  Celeste thought the waves were hilarious.  The high was mid eighties - perfect!  The drive back always seems to take forever and we always get home so late - but it's worth it!