Summer 2018

So, we burst from May into summer break which turned out to be our most busy summer ever as a family or a couple. Or maybe, I'm just getting old, and it felt crazy. I think this is our life right now though, and I'm trying to enjoy it. Here's a run-down for posterity's sake. 😏

• June
• School's out! We enjoyed a couple days off before the craziness set in.
• I continued my first summer semester course for my master's program.
• Took Maleia to her summer school course every day for 3 weeks so she could go on a school trip to sleep overnight in an aquarium.
• Traveled with some lovely ladies from our church to Indianapolis for The Gospel Coalition Women's Conference which studied Deuteronomy. Loved it!
• Maleia went to the Mall of America to Sleep with the Sharks
• July
• Spent 11 days on the road visiting Geoff's family in PA
• 2 days after arriving home I got the worst sinus infection I have ever had which overlapped with the next couple events. Also all the kids had some type of vomiting bug during that time too.
• Our friends Chris and Liz Lovelace visited us for a little over a week and our church from Mexico where Chris works with Bible translation groups.
• Vacation Bible School with the Lovelaces as our week's missionary family.
• Friends from France, Illinois, and Minnesota came to visit on the same day and reunite!
• Began the second summer semester course.
• August
• Celebrated three birthdays in our family!
• Did a mini vacay in the Twin Cities for family photographs (I won a free session in January, so we got to take advantage!)
• Successfully surprised Geoff with a get together to celebrate his birthday!
• Registered kids for school
• Got three kids into the dentist for check ups
• Maleia began sewing lessons
• Finished my summer courses and began my first fall one
• We have another missionary family visiting us this week.
• My parents are coming also this week to visit

So, that's a lot packed into a couple months! So grateful to have survived and also enjoy it!