Post #400!

I am becoming a very poor blogger. I will be better now that life is back to a "kind of" routine. So, here goes.

THIS IS POST #400! It's not like I get a prize or anything, I just think it's cool that I've documented that much of our lives. This blog is as close to a journal as I've ever come to. I'm sure with the advancement of technology I will try other things along the way, but for now, I'm just glad to write my family story in such a way that it can be saved and passed down for years.

We have been Shakespeare-ing for the last three weeks. The opening night for USF's "The Music Man" is tomorrow. It is a great show! We are glad to be part of it. There have been some frustrating moments due to a difficult rehearsal schedule and some leadership issues that are hopefully now resolved, but we vow to always do our best and bring to the table what we can to make the show a good one.

Because of our involvement in USF, we have been living (for the most part) in Cedar City with Mike's mom. She has been gracious enough to put up with us so we can save a few bucks in gas and enjoy the cooler weather. The kids did a session of swimming lessons up there and we did some fun things on our off time. Mike's brother, Matthew, his cousin, Lauren, and his mom all rotated watching the kids while we worked. Now the kids will go primarily to the USF daycare with we do shows and at nights will sometimes stay with Grandma. It works out well and the kids love it!

We are still not really settled in here. We moved in and before we really had a chance to get to know people really well, we started shows. It's hard on the kids and hard on us. We are used to knowing our neighbors and letting the kids have friends play. We don't know people well save the few students that live close. The kids are sick of each other and need some little friends. We did ask around at church today and Tyson met a boy his age that we might be able to play with. We just have to be very good about making play dates since we are gone half the time. I just really want them to be happy and to make friends.

To change the subject, Sophie (our cat), was NOT ok with us being gone. We had a girl down the street take care of her, but apparently the 45 min. of attention a day wasn't cutting it for the cat. She has been rather pissed off since we came home. She has actually attacked both Anna and Brayden and left bite marks on their legs. Little snot. She's calming down now but I think we'll have to think of some other option for Sophie if we do this again next year.

Lastly, we booked our flights to Ohio! We are going in October to visit Mike's Grandparents and other extended family. We are excited to go. We have no plans so far and we just hope to be able to let the kids get to know them. The last time we visited was when Anna had just turned one. A lot has changed since then!

I guess that's it for now. Sometime soon I will put pics of the new house on the blog and the upcoming 4th of July activities. We are all very patriotic at our house this year and are very glad to be able to celebrate tomorrow. In these times where it feels like the world around us falls apart little by little, I can still see God's hand in our lives. I pray that our nation will continue to be blessed.