Catchup and a big birthday!

Sorry about the long wait for another entry. The last couple of months have been crazy. The end of June was big because Mike was offered a really great job in southern California, which we accepted. There was a whirlwind of activity as we got ready for this and travelled there to look for a house to rent starting in August. That did not happen though. The kids and I are now living alone in Utah for the rest of 2009. Circumstances beyond our control have forced our hand in this, so I am a married, single mother of 4 until the new year when we will join Mike in California. Mike does make the extraordinary effort to be home on the weekends, so that is what we we look forward to all week long.

This is our trip to look for places to live.

It doesn't look like a very productive trip, but we sure had fun!

The fourth of July was so much fun. Every year we spend it downtown St. George to the park where there is all kinds of booths set up and stuff to do. Then we go to my parents house for swimming and bbq and a small birthday celebration for my sister, dad and I who all share the 5th with Garrett now. Then we head back to the park for a country concert and fireworks. It is a blast and I love being with family.

Garrett turned 1 on July 5th! It was a great day with lots of fun, presents and of course cake. For each of my children's first birthdays, I always do some kind of spectacular cake. Atleast I think they are pretty special. Being that this was my first boy cake, I was really excited. I planned 2 months in advance and it turned out really wonderful. I was so proud of myself, and it must have tasted okay, because Garrett ate the whole thing by himself. Well, except for what ended up on the floor.

I love you Garrett! You are my best buddy and playmate. How can you be one already? I couldn't share my birthday with anyone better!