ANOTHER GREAT SUMMER!!!

We had such a busy summer that now I am playing catch up. Morgan and I both had a wonderful birthday back in May(9th&10). We went and got glitter toes. Cody finished up another great season of baseball. His team took 3rd place. Cael played soccer for the first time this spring and loved it. May was so crazy with end of school year stuff. I was so happy when school ended. We went to the Sherwood family reunion that first weekend in June and had a great time visiting with extended family. We also spent time with my family at a cabin riding 4-wheelers. We went boating at Starvation Reservoir one cold weekend in mid-June. What is up with June and cold weather? We still had fun with our friends. Tom went to China for 10 days. The Chinese government paid for Principals to go to China and learn about their school system. It was a great opportunity! They kept him very busy, they were able to go and see the great wall of china and a few other big sites. It cost $5 a minute to talk on the phone so I had to learn how to text. With the time difference it was hard to stay in touch. While he was gone I worked 24/7 on getting the house ready to sell. It was a lot of work. I recruited some family members to help. We did it and it looks great. Tom flew in from China on June 30th and then on July 1st we headed to Oceanside, CA. We stayed in a beach house with Tom's family for a week. We spent most days on the beach and went to Knott's Berry Farm for one day. It wasn't crowded so we were able to go on all the rides 3 or 4 times. We had a great day! Except for Tom who dislikes amusement parks and lost his new phone on the log ride. Our trip was great and we wanted to stay longer. We all love the beach!!! We were home for one weekend and then Tom and I flew to Phoenix, AZ for a Principals conference. We stayed at the Marriott resort and it was amazing. We left the kids home with grandparents. I enjoy the heat so I was content on laying by the pool in 115 degree weather. We had a nice relaxing vacation without kids. It was the perfect vacation after a vacation. At the end of July Cole and Cody started tackle football practice and with that their is no time for anything else. It is 5 days a week 2 hour practice. We were able to take the boat out a couple more times on Saturdays. Before I knew it school was starting again. Cael turned 5 on August 27. I can't believe my baby is that old. We took his 2 cousins to the Kangaroo Zoo. They had a blast! We finally took off his bike training wheels a few weeks ago and it didn't take long for him to learn to ride. He got a new bike for his birthday. He loves to ride it! Cael also started pre-school and is loving it.