oops!

sorry everyone! i have been a total slacker and have some catching up to do.
since posting last i will try and update you week by week.
silver lake was the first mini trip that we took on july 26 &27th. for those of you that don't know, silver lake is up on the back side of kirkwood ski resort by tahoe. gabe's family has a cabin up there that they have been going to forever! thinking about it this year, it was my 9th year up there! the last seven in a row. it's very relaxing and calming and you literally are removed from everything. no cell service, no tv, no electricity in fact. lots of time on the rocks by the lake, games in the cabin and swinging in the hammock out back. it was a very quick trip for us this year, but always enjoyable!

us with grandma karen and grandpa tim on their 28th anniversary.

earlier that week was busy for us as well. it was karen's birthday on the 21st and alexi's on the 22nd. alexi turned 15, which as most of you know was the age that i was when she was born. so, i feel a little old! very strange to think that she could possibly be driving in a year!

one more exciting thing to share. my boss, barb, and her husband left for china sometime around there to pick up their little girl that they have been waiting to adopt for 2 years! you can all check out their exciting adventures at journeytomilly.com

they have since come home and have a beautiful little one! such a personality.