Our Family Blog

Crazy July

July has been an absolutely crazy month for us.  It began with 4th of July.  We had a wonderful time.  Uncle Bill came and visited from California.  He bought tons of great fireworks and we all had fun setting them off.  This is the first year since Jakob was born that he would actually watch fireworks (he has been to scared in years past, he wouldn’t let us watch them either, LOL).  I really loved that our city had a fireworks display of there own.  It was an impressive 45 minutes long too.  I think I experienced enough fireworks this year to almost make up for the lack of in the last 5 years!

Josh had his 3rd surgery on his knee this month as well.  I can’t tell you how long and exhausting this road has been.  He is still in pain and we are both frustrated and concerned.  Only time will tell if the most recent surgery was successful.

Next up for the month…the Sandy Mountain Festival!  We joined my Mom & cousins Lisa, Rachel, and little Mahala at the Sandy Mountain Festival Parade.  It was so much fun.  Jakob was really hoping to see the tanks like in years past, but unfortunately…no tanks this year.  My Mom had to keep Madison under control.  That girl was ready to join the parade.  Good think Grandma had her by the seat of her pants or she would have!

Here are some random pictures from this month.  Jakob, Maddy & I had fun racing around Safeway in this sweet cart!  I don’t know why more grocery stores don’t have these things.  It makes shopping so much easier for parents!

Maddy loves to wear Jakob’s backpack.  It is too cute watching her run around with that huge thing on her back.  It cracks me up!  My cousin said that we should get her a green backpack and dress her up as a turtle for Halloween.  I think it’s a great idea!  LOL!

This month brings a lot of family events as well.  July 27th was Maya’s 20th birthday and it is also Josh’s parents anniversary.  We celebrated Maya’s birthday last Sunday with a wonderful chocolate cheesecake topped with chocolate ganache and cherries made by my Mom.  It was so wonderful!

Next up this month…well Josh’s birthday is tomorrow and Jakob’s 6th birthday is right behind it, so stay tuned for pictures and maybe even video.  Oh, I almost forgot.  I cut my hair.  It’s a pretty drastic change but I absolutely love it.  I was really tired and bored with my long hair.  So here it is!