So...I guess I am on the monthly plan! :) Not being able to upload pictures has seriously cramped my blogging style!

I guess it is time for a little update...

Our family has had a busy summer so far. Kirk has been crazy with ANOC and he is swamped at work, but he still makes time for a little bit of fishing, swimming and hiking with the kids. What a fun Dad!

Alison is taking dance and made the company team so she will go 3 hours a week in the fall. I am a little worried about the time commitment, but I think she will really enjoy it.

Evan starts Kindergarten in 3 weeks!!! Ahhhh! He can't wait and yesterday I asked him to count as high as he could for me because I wanted to see where he skipped a number or messed up. I expected him to get to 29 at the most, but do you know that kid counted to 200 without skipping a number or messing up!!!!!!! I think I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. He could have kept going, but I told him to stop there.

Hunter just had his 4th birthday! He chose to go to a movie and Kangaroo zoo. We always let the kids choose where they want to eat the night of their birthday and he chose Texas Roadhouse because "they have salad." He is such a good eater. The other day he was telling me about Cars (the movie) and was telling me about "Lightning THE Queen." I got a great laugh out of that one.

Josh is really starting to talk and last week he attached himself to a teddy bear he calls "Baby." He had to have Baby at nap time and bed time and if he had an owie. Well, last night I tried to give him Baby at bedtime and he screamed "No!" Then he hit the bear and threw it out of the crib. So much for Baby!!!!

As for me, I have been very busy this summer. I have been taking the kids swimming quite a bit...by myself...I know, I'm crazy. I, also, just finished a big FRG fundraiser. Another leader and I took on making and selling lunch to 40 guys 4-5 times a week for 3 weeks! It was a LOT of work. More than I realized before I started. The kids were so great though. I would keep the car on and leave them in there because we were selling the lunches at a shooting range where they were using live rounds (we were out in the middle of nowhere and the car was parked in a dirt lot a few feet away from where I was...I just didn't want them running around out there). They were sooooo good. I am really blessed to have such a great family!

There you go. There's a quick update on the family, that ended up being not so quick as I had to get cereal, change diapers, break up fights, etc while typing this out!!! Hahaha! :) Things are looking like they are going to slow down after school starts, so hopefully I will post a little more often.