Heat wave...

So I am loving that it is summer right now!! We have had some great adventures so far. Jack's 3rd birthday, visits from Amy & Chris and Christy, a trip to California, swimming, trips up the canyon, backyard sleep-outs, pretty much everything there is to love about summer. More fun to come, I get to celebrate my 26th birthday in Oakdale in a few weeks, a few days after the Valk family reunion. Woo-hoo! My Mom's birthday is 2 days after mine so we get to have a combined birthday. I can't really remember the last time I was in CA for our birthdays. It'll be great! Christy is in Nashville now living her dreams. Way to go! I think it's amazing she is chasing her dreams, we all have them I guess but who really gives them a chance or is in a position to for that matter. I'm living and loving my dreams to be a wife & mother but I am talking about those crazy things we would like to do or secretly think we'd be great at. I just think there is something to be said for being ambitious enough to put yourself out there against all odds. Way to go TT. We are still living with Eric's parents and things are going great. We thought we'd have some sort of plan by now but Eric's CA license is stilllllllllllll under way. We feel like poodles in the circus just jumping through hoops and more hoops. The kids are doing great. Jack is still loving Buzz Lightyear, along with trains, cars, dinosaurs, puzzles etc. He'll challenge you to a puzzle race where he yells out things like "I win, you missed... see ya later!" He has an amazing memory and blows us away with some of the things he tells us about. What a kid! Audrey seems to be growing up so fast. She loves animals and her baby dolls! I can already tell she will be such a good little Mommy. She is so sweet and dainty in her actions. She's definitely is a girly girl. She talks A LOT and repeats most everything we say verbatim. Some of our favorites she says is "Jack!! Monkeees! Weh-kum (your welcome)love you, cookie. She and Jack love the song "Sweet Escape." They request it over and over when we are in the car. They have the "woo-hoo's" down! anyway That's our latest and greatest. Hopefully I can keep this up better in the future. K.I.T. everyone!