Where have we been?

I know this update is a long time coming. We have been SO busy! Since my last post we have celebrated my Mom's 60th! birthday, the 4th of July, had David and Jessie (David's fiance) stay with us for a week, gone to the beach, and of course, I have gone to school 4 nights a week...ack! Of course there have been play date, family obligations, and the boys' summer classes thrown in the mix too.

Briefly, we through a surprise party for my Mom on July 1st. She is really into square dancing so it was square dancing themed and we had a caller there to teach everybody how to square dance. It was cute (really)!

The 4th of July was crazy this year. We combined it with a little "celebration" of my Grandfather's life and ended up having many more people than we usually do (at my Mom's). For those who didn't know, my grandfather (Dad's dad) passed away in February. Then, we normally stay in Thousand Oaks for the fireworks, but due to parking hassles at the mall, we decided to come home and try out the fireworks show they do in our neighborhood. It was fantastic! There was still something sad about not beign there with friends and family though. Maybe next year...

David and Jessie were here with us for a week, but we didn't get to see them too much as they spent a good portion of their time trying to meet and secure vendors for their wedding. They are having a VERY small wedding next summer here in California, so their only chance to meet with and interview vendors was during their visit. We still had some fun though, especially in the evenings when the boys were and bed an we could play games. We all love games (board, strategy, cards) so it is a blast when there are 4 of us in one house to play every night.

On a whim we took the boys to the beach a few weeks ago. I had a great time. Carter had a great time. Arnie had fun, but has never been a big fan of the beach. Jadon and Cole hated it! Jadon didn't like it because he got hit by a 'big' wave and Cole didn't like it because about half way through our visit he developed an extreme fear of seaweed after some got stuck on his foot. These boys are ridiculous!

School is going really well for me. The class has been fairly easy so far. The only unfun part has been having to memorize the processes of cellular respiration (the break down of food into energy) at a molecular level, but I am all set now. I have 3 weeks of class left and then I get an 18 day break before Fall semester. I have come to realize that I need quite a few more classes than I originally thought. This is mainly because each university I am applying to has different prerequisites. Annoying, but I'll get through it all!

The boys' art and music class ended Friday. We missed it because Jadon had an audition. It was fine thought because the teacher was horrible anyway and the class was a total disappointment. Their singing class ends this Wednesday. That one has been phenomenal. I am going to video their final performance and hopefully we can figure out a way to post it here for everyone to see. Carter is still in Mommy and Me and Jadon and Cole have camp for another 4 weeks. Then school starts again...it all goes so fast!