Goodbye to old friends

This picture pretty much sums up my weekend. Our dear friends, the Engstroms (Jason, Roxanne, and Anni, Joshua's betrothed), have left Chicago for the mission field. We are so excited for them, but sad too as you can see. At least we had a rockin party to send them off and I didn't cry like a baby until the very end. Oh well. Like my friend, Meg, I don't handle change very well, but since change means growth, exciting, unexpected things, and adventure, I will take it, however sad I feel in the moment.

Happy Father's Day

We had a laid back Father's Day celebrating with all the grandparents at our place. Joshua had fun going between all of them and getting loved on. Here is a shot of all the dads with Joshie! Grandpa Bill, Andy, and Grandpa Chuck.

A small rant on getting the car fixed...

Why does it take over an hour and a half to determine that you don't have the part needed to fix the weather stripping on a car door?? Especially since I called two days ahead of time and let them know what needed to be done. ARGGH!

I love having a photographer in the family

Check out the photo my dad took last weekend. I think it is beautiful!

Hanging with Uncle Tom

So, Saturday turned out to be a busy day, not only did we see the Studees in the morning, but we got to play with my brother Tom on Saturday evening. Tom even read Joshua a book!

It was really cool to see Tom interact with Joshua. We only see him once or twice a year, so it was a treat!