Man oh man...

I am so far behind in the blogging world. I need to be better, and I know I always say that. We will see how it goes. So far, this summer has been a busy whirlwind! I feel like I haven't stopped and gotten anything done that I had planned to in my little mind checklist, but the business has been well worth the many memories made. I ended the school year with a letter of reasonable consideration that I will get my job back next year. YAY! I am excited about that, because it was kind of up in the air for a while with all the education cuts that are going on. Anyway, I packed my room up at the end of the year and will be getting a new class room this coming year. I am looking forward to a new school year, but can't believe my precious time this summer is already halfway gone! Where does the time go? About a week after school got out I headed out to UT for a fun 10 days to spend with family and friends, with no kids! :) I had a great time, but I sure did miss 2 little boys! While I was gone, Davis and my mom both got sick. I felt awful, but there was nothing I could do so far away. Luckily, I have an awesome family that helped out a ton, especially Lexi. I came home for four short days and then packed up and headed off to AL to visit family and bring back my nieces and nephew for a few days. It was good to see the many friends and family in both UT and AL. We came home with 3 extra kiddos to kick off "Camp Nuna." We spent 2 days at Big Splash and just had a good time with one another's company. Then, the family started to roll in to Tulsa. Alisha and Carly came with their babies on Tuesday, Jarom, Beth, and Addi, Kiara and Alan, and Mike all came on Wednesday, then, on Thursday Grams and Gramps, Aunt Linda, Aunt Mary, and cousin Thomas came into town. We had a FUUUULLLL house to say the least. I think there were 27 of us all living under one roof. We spent on day at Big Splash, then mainly enjoyed one another's company. We crafted, visited, took pictures, played games (QUELF!), and watched movies. It was pretty chaotic, but I think the time was enjoyed by everyone. I sure am lucky to have such a fun and close family.

Chase and Davis are getting bigger by the second. It is killing me. Chase is getting really excited about kindergarten and Davis is talking more and more as the days go by. He really never shuts up! Haha. I am often called "Nuna" by him. He always says, "i want up", "hold me", "thank you", "welcome", "where are you?", "hello", "i love you", and many more things. He really babbled a lot, but looks at you like you are having a serious conversation. He loves to run, but almost looks like he is marching when he runs because he brings his knees up so high. It is hilarious. He hates to be left alone and will cry out like he is lost when he notices no one is around. He loves his "gaga" (water) and will hardly drink anything else, besides milk, of course. He will be 21 months on July 9. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! He is such a fun little booger! Chase is busy working on things to get ready for kindergarten, and like I said, he is getting more and more excited everyday. He has been so excited to Avatar: The Last Airbender to come out, and talks about it constantly. He knows what toys are at what restaurants in the kids meals and always tells me we need to go to different places to get those toys. FYI: McDonald's has Avatar toys. Is that bad that he knows that? Haha. He knows his ABC's, can write his name really well, and so now we have to work on knowing our address, phone number, and tying shoes. This should be fun! Our pups are doing great too. They are getting so big and are full of energy. They loving little pups and really want to please. So far, they have been a blessing to have and have really brought the family, Chase especially, a lot of joy. They are a lot of work though! We sure do love them though!

We are doing well and are happy! We are looking forward to enjoying the rest of our summer and to see family again while in UT for Chia's wedding! YAY!