With the heat of the summer in full swing...

Rylie and I got to miss about three weeks of the Phoenix heat and headed to Albuquerque with my mom and sister for her baby shower! We had a lot of fun seeing everyone, and Rylie had fun thinking all those baby gifts were for her of course! Thanks again to the Morrison family for hosting another great shower and opening up their home to our friends and family! So now we wait about a month or so (Tracy thinks this boy is coming sooner than later, we'll see) for little Chase to arrive! It was great to see everyone and hang out!





From Albuquerque, we ventured up north to Santa Fe and spent some time with our good friends from Las Cruces, the Seays - Brandon will be deployed next month for a year in Afghanistan, we will miss him so much and I was so happy we got to say goodbye! Chris surprised us all when he decided overnight to leave Edgemont and drive down to Trinidad, Colorado where spots where open for him to work! It was a great surprise when he drove ALL the way to Santa Fe to see all us! So, instead of heading back to Las Cruces as I had planned, instead Rylie and I drove with Chris back to Trinidad and got him settled in for work. We stayed about two weeks, and had a great time hanging with dad! Chris's sister and her boyfriend, Colin, are only about 3 hours from Trinidad, so they came down to visit also! Whew - we had a busy couple of weeks. I'm glad to be home now, and I don't think I'll be planning any trips for a while. Three weeks living out of a suitcase (sharing with Rylie, by the way) is long enough for me! :)







So, back to the heat! But perfect timing for the pool permit to come for my mom and Todd's house! Let's hope that REALLY soon we can be splashing around and cooling off in their backyard (I see someone's second birthday party coming up... hmm... pool party?!)