Our computer experienced a slight crash, and I haven't had the time to re-install our camera software. That's the reason for the delay in uploading pictures....and we have some great ones!
Two weekends ago, our good friend Dan'l, her daughter and mother came to visit us. We had a great time together. We ate a lot of good food. It was so good to spend time with people we know. We miss that. Jordan and Mackey had a blast playing together!
Over the 4th of July weekend, we went to Mystic, Ct. It was a fun getaway for the family. We spent Saturday on a beach in Connecticut, then Sunday drove 30 miles or so to a beach in Rhode Island. We love getting to see this part of the country. It is beautiful.
All 3 kids are doing great. We are so proud of each of them. Jordan's last day of Kindergarten was June 28th. She loves her school, and was excited to hear that one of her new best friends, Paloma, will be in her 1st grade class next year.
Sam just keeps making us laugh. He's so goofy that it almost embarrasses us in public. He'll walk around hunched over, with a goofy look on his face----just for laughs. And he loves little Brooke like you wouldn't believe.
Brooke is still doing great. She's eating baby food now--a big fan of the sweet tater. She has a beautiful smile.
Christine is doing great. She loves spending time with the kids. She was shopping yesterday and somehow started talking to another girl there who had moved up a week ago with her husband and 2 young children from Houston. Her husband is starting an internship at NY Presby, and they live a short walk from our house. They hit it off well, and exchanged numbers. Christine is great about letting conversations like that start.
Christine is going to Florida with the kids in early August to spend a week with her new friend--the mom of one of Jordan's new school friends. Erin has 3 girls around Jordan's age. They are going down for the entire month, but asked Christine and the kids to join them for a week.
Things are going well for me as well. There never seems to be a moment to take a breath at this stage of life, but I really am enjoying it all. I went through a rough stretch a few weeks back where I really woke up to the fact that our family, our friends and our church are all back home. Pile that on top of the stress of living in an apartment with 3 kids. It can be tough.
I'm sure you all know this, but as a reminder, don't take for granted what you have there. We don't regret being away, but we certainly see more clearly what we had and the sacrifices we have made.
Have yourself a good one,
Bryant
