Our June

Our June was a busy one!

Matt ended his school year, as did Hamilton. Both were happy to start the summer.

VBS started the week after school let out - WHEW! It was a busy week for all of us! Hamilton attended as a 1st grader (what a biggin') and Harrison attended as a pre-schooler. Henderson was in the nursery. I worked on video/photography and Matt was a co-leader for the 6th graders. We all had exciting stories to tell and all had a blast!

We traveled to see Sarah and Hubert in Eureka Springs (Granny & Grandpa). It was our first road trip in the mini-van. It was SOOO much better with the extra space. The kids got restless the last hour of the trip, but all in all - it was WAY better!! We rode the train - the boys loved that! Henderson would laugh every time the diesel horn blew - he loved it! We played a lot in their yard - they had some new landscaping done - it is beautiful! Matt and I got to have a few "dates" without the boys and that was sooooo nice!!!!

Youth Force was exciting also. The youth from several United Methodist Churches get together every year (we rotate who hosts) and work on houses in the community. Our house was picked for one of the houses to be worked on this year. We got a new window upstairs - our old one was leaking when it rained. They also painted trim and repaired some guttering and added a storm window to our kitchen window. I worked at the church during youth force all day and into the night preparing for worship services in the evening. Matt worked on setting up for dinner, then preparing the worship center for worship again. It was a wonderful week - though exhausting!!!

Hamilton had his tonsils out on 6-26. The surgery went well, but the recovery has been very painful for him. The doctor said he had abnormal swelling, though he does seem to be healing. He'll be on pain medicine longer than most, but he seems to be doing a little better every day. It's been hard on all of us - I'd take the pain from him in a second if I could!

Matt and I have been working on our upstairs room. I work from home a lot for an inspection company, and work is picking up quite a lot. At the end of the year, I'll be working full-time. So, I need an office that is equipped for me to work in, yet kid-friendly so the kids can be up here with me. There was a lot of work to do - and we are about halfway done now. I have a big desk to spread out my work now. Next - the boys will get their own desks to do their homework on. It's light blue with white trim and LOTS of storage. I'll post pictures when we are done.

We are looking forward to a GREAT July! Matt goes back to work at the end of this month - but until then, we will enjoy all being home - and hopefully all being HEALTHY! With LOTS of swimming.