July update

We went to the pancake breakfast and parade with Brad and Karrissa for the 4th of July. The children rode their bikes in a parade. We could only locate these two children for the picture the others were off having fun with their friends.
Most days we spend our time with these cuties. This is Maverick and Cash.
Bruce, Karrissa and I have been going to the gym every morning and working out and then take the four kids swimming. Some days we all pile in the van and go to Walmart of Costco for a little shopping adventure.

Bruce, Nathan, and myself at dinner

Once a week we meet our son Nate for dinner and conversation. He is doing great. We are so happy to spend time with our family again.

Well, I can't believe we have been home for two months now. I use that term loosly. HOME that is because we still don't have one. We are about 80% sure we will be moving into our new house this week. We have even purchased a new couch and some bedroom furniture and are moving it in next week even if the house hasn't closed. That is how confident we are that it will close in the next few days. We have been driving by the house every now and then just to imagine living there. I can't wait to get my things out of the storage boxes and finally have a place to call HOME again.

Bruce and I are glad to be back in America and it was awesome to celebrate the fourth of July here in America however, we couldn't help but reflect on what we were doing last fourth of July and how wonderful it was to spend the day with all the missionaries celebrating the great country that most of us were born and raised in.

There is nothing like missionary life. We miss it soooooo much. We miss so many things about it. I can't say enough about how much it changed us. We have had a few opportunities to speak at Church about our mission experience and it makes us miss it sooooo much and really appreciate what a great opportunity it was for us. i think about all the missionaries every day and about the sweet members of the church we came to love and we miss them so much.

Bruce is off to a San Francisco Giants game today and I have a few hours to myself at the Hotel that we are staying in for a few days. So I am enjoying being able to blog again but I have to go for now. Blessings and Love to you all.