The latest.....

Life just keeps happening......busy with the kids driving them to practice or attending a baseball or softball game.  Kyle is almost finished with baseball, since they started in April.  The girls have until probably the middle of June to go before they are done.  The kids are on a count down, school is almost out for the summer.  I can't believe how fast it went.  The kids and I are excited for the summer.  (I only wish Micah could enjoy the summer with us, he has so much work lined up.  It's all good since that is what will help us in the winter) We have our vacation dates set and can't wait.  July 8th we will head to El Paso to visit my family there.  I plan on staying 2 or 3 weeks.  Karlee will fly out on July 15th to go visit her half sister again.  She will return to Flagstaff on August 5th then school starts again on August 9th.  With vacation planned I only have to figure out what to do with the kids for a short part of the summer :)

Memorial Weekend:  We didn't do much for our long weekend.  We were going to go camping but Micah had work and then we had a few things to attend during the weekend but the kids kept busy with their friends, sleep overs and the park so it all was good.  We did attend a wedding at the church.  It was a nice, sweet wedding.

The wedding:  Like I said just above the wedding was nice and sweet but for me I sat there with tons of thoughts in my head.  I think its a good idea to attend weddings (maybe as often as you can) because it helps remind us what we should be doing for each other.  At least that was one of the many thoughts that came to me.  It helped me think of my marriage and what I could do better.  It helped remind me of all the little things that should go on between a wife and husband.  I was happy for the wedding couple and full of joy for their new relationship but sad and broken about the thoughts of mine.  So with all that going on in my head the wedding was bittersweet.  But there is hope, always hope and that is when in the midst of this special event I took a moment and sent a pray up to God for my marriage and my relationship with my husband and the things I need to do.

Last weekend: Micah's Surprise 40th Birthday Party.  Micah had turned 40 on the 18th of May.  I knew he would figure it out if we had it on his birthday so a friend of mine and myself planned it for May 22nd.  It was really hard for me to keep it quite for so long.  I love to give gifts and tell someone something happy, to see their expression.  So let's just say that its hard to plan a surprise party for Micah and I'm not sure if I would try again.....He showed up early ( and not everyone was there yet)  I think part of it was my fault because I didn't figure out quite right when choir was out.  But all in all it was fun and we enjoyed each other's company, ate good food and yummy cake.  (the chocolate cake was so awesome, very very tasty)

The Sign Makers deep in thought.....

Micah showing up early (I heard his dirt bike and scrambled to get everyone ready with the sign and ready to shout out)

The sign.  Years ago when we dated we used to go to this place called "The Surf Club" in El Paso

Observing while Tom and Shelton worked on Shelton's project. (a golf ball launcher)

What do women do best? Eat and talk :)

Karlee carried the cake out to Micah

Don't you just love the candle...I do :)

So I think that brings things up to this point so far, at lease from what pictures were in the camera :)

And as far as any hard lessons or strong emotions or heavy thoughts going on to write about....well I've seem to have taken a little vacation from them for a while :) so for now just enjoy my posts of my family and I.