Catch up...

June 21 Father's Day - Michael had early morning meetings so we woke up extra early to give him his gifts before he left for church. We gave him a phone charging station, some new shirts and I made him a Dodger fleece tied blanket. I think he liked them all. After church we went to my parent's house to spend time with my dad. (We celebrated Father's Day the day before with Michael's dad) Overall we had a nice day. I am so grateful for Michael and the wonderful husband and father he is. We are truly blessed to have him in our lives.
This summer Makayla has really enjoyed running through the sprinklers...too cute!
July 1 - 9 Family vacation to Utah - We decided that it was time to visit our family in Utah. We haven't been there in about 5 years. We stayed a few nights with my grandparents, and the rest of our time with my Aunt and her family. My other grandparents were staying with them too so we got to visit with them as well. We had a great time! We drove all night so the kids would sleep, and they did great. Makayla got a little car sick and threw up so we had to stop and clean her up. Poor thing. It took about 11 hours to get there and 10 hours to get back. Makayla had a blast playing with her cousins. Too bad they live so far away. While we were there we celebrated the 4th of July by going to a boutique in Provo and lighting fireworks that night. Makayla did the monster snaps all by herself, and loved it. We ate at some good restaurants: Maria Bonitas, Cafe Rio and Tucanos. Good stuff!! Michael played a round of golf with my Uncle, and enjoyed playing Wii golf, tennis, bowling... I got to go shopping for scrapbooking supplies...so much stuff to choose from!! Overall we had a great trip relaxing and spending time with family. Oh yeah, we have been trying to get rid of Makayla's uh-oh (pacifier) for a long time now, so we thought we would "accidentally" leave it in Utah and see what happens. So far she has done pretty good without it. During the day if she asks for it we change the subject or distract her which works, but nighttime is much harder!! The past few nights have been really hard for her. She is so used to having it, that she has to learn a new way to soothe herself. She usually cries for a little bit and ends up falling asleep with one of us holding her. I hope this doesn't last too long because I hate seeing her upset like that...She's almost 2 1/2 though, so she's old enough to not need one anymore. We'll see how it goes these next few days...Other than that we are just enjoying our summer with Michael. Yes, he has the whole summer off with us, and we love it!! Here are some pictures from Father's day and our trip.
Oh yeah, a few months ago we planted a garden in our backyard and it is doing great! We planted strawberries, two types of cucumbers, green bell peppers, two types of tomatoes, corn, jalepenos, onions, eggplant and grapes. So far we have picked and eaten strawberries, cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, corn and eggplant. Everything has tasted great! It's actually a lot of fun growing your own food! I included a picture of the fruits of our labor. (Warning: there are a lot of pictures)