Summers over and its hard to believe. Here is a recap of our summer.

June
Steven had youth conference and basketball camp and visited Darin and Sydney for a week at the beach. Dan and I pretty much worked. We planted a garden and worked in the yard. Things were pretty quiet.

July
This month was all but crazy. I started a new job at the Charter Schools Denver Campus. It is now a 40 minute drive versus a 5 minute drive. We are hoping to move closer to Denver sometime next year. Steven and Dan went on a amazing high adventure outing with the scout troop to Lake Fontaine. They were gone for a week. Jessica and I were home alone. Steven was home for a day then left for scout camp. Jessica worked and watched T.V.

August
Steven started drivers education the first week and Jessica and I drove Sara and Harry to Vermont. I drove the 17' truck with Sara's car on the back. We experienced the New Jersery Turnpike during rush hour and a ride on a ferry across Lake Camplain. Vermont was beautiful. We visisted Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream plant and Joseph Smith's birth place in Sharon VT. We help unpack the Kreiders to the best of our ability. Harry's parents came and were very gracious. They took us to a fabulous dinner and took us shopping in a historic district. We flew home which was an adventure in and of itself.
Airplane Ride
Our flight was bumped from 3:20pm to 5:00pm and our lay over was changed to be in New York City's LaGuardia Airport. Our flight didn't leave there till 10pm. We flew in puddle jumpers both legs of the journey which was an experience for both of us. Jessica got a little sick on her stomach flying into NY because of the turbulences we experienced. It was another great adventure for me. I didn't like flying into Charlotte at 11:30 but we made it safely and all was good. I'll miss my kids but I can always visit again.
For our anniversay Dan and I went to Willow Creek Inn (see Sara's Blog) and had an amazing dinner by Mansour. It was a 5 course meal and I could barely walk when we were done. I wished I had left overs the next morning but there were none. There were 14 of us in all that went and it was fun!
School started back August 17th with Steven in 9th grade and waiting for October 7th so he can get his learners permit. Steven tried out for HS soccer and made alternate. He will be able to practice with the team but not play in the games. We thought that was pretty good for being a freshman.
Jessica goes back to SVU on Monday. She just had her wisdom teeth removed and that was pretty funny.
That brings us up to date and I am running out of time. So many things to do.