Family Updates!

It has been WAY too long since I updated on the family, so I thought this last week of summer vacation I should update on how we are.

McKayla really enjoyed her first time at church camp. She especially loved the swimming pool and the creek walk that she got to go on. Grandma and her both enjoyed their one on one time before the rest of our family arrived for vacation. Thankfully she is finally starting to put on weight like she is supposed to. I guess she ate pretty well while at camp and also at my mom's, so it's just with me that she is picky. Annoying! While she is a very caring child, she gets annoyed easily when she doesn't get her way. This means that she doesn't love playing with the neighbor girl who doesn't ever play the way M wants to. I hear way too often "I don't want to play with Jadee" and we are working on that. I am having a really hard time drawing the line between wanting her to be nice to other kids and letting her decide who she wants to be friends with. She is excited to start third grade, we should find out next week who she has for a teacher.

Natalie my Natalie. The only child who missed me enough to need a phone call while with daddy on vacation. She continues to be my love bug. Another loose tooth has been found in her mouth and she can't quit talking about that. She keeps saying that it hurts. I have to remind her that it probably doesn't hurt so much as feels different then she is used to. Speaking of dental issues, this poor girl has a lot. She has a couple cavities that need to be capped, but she will have to be put under to have that done. That will cost us 1800 dollars that we don't have right now. If you could pray about that, I hate waiting on it, but that is an impossible cost for either Jimmy or I to pay right now. Natalie is quickly catching up with her sister in size. In fact, all three girls can wear the same size clothing. Makes shopping so much easier. She is beyond excited for her Ninjago birthday party (look it up on netflix, it's my girls newest obsession!) I can't believe she will be seven! I am quite anxious to see how she does with a full day of school this year, considering our problems last year. I am confident she will adjust, even if it does take more time then mommy wants it to!

Then there is my Alivia. She really isn't my baby anymore, will actually be entering kindergarten this year. I can't believe it. Seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with her. Alivia is my water baby and would spend all day everyday in the water if we let her. We were at the river in Oregon and she literally didn't come out except to eat a very small snack. I think we were there six hours! She is a little bit bigger then her sisters (not taller, just a bigger girl) but still fits into the same size as them. We are constantly telling that child to pull her pants up as she always has a little bit of crack showing. Drives her mommy crazy! She is quick to give everyone a hug and say hello. Alivia is a social butterfly and loves to just be around people. She is the one who makes sure that everyone is included when they are playing with other children. The child also has no fear, she will do stuff that her sisters are too scared to try like jumping off stuff touching bugs. I love watching her learn because she is still so animated about it! Can't wait to see how she does in kinder. I know she is beyond excited for it.

Finally there is me. You know most of my big news. Got engaged while on vacation in July. Still can't stop looking at the ring. My Stephen did an amazing job. We plan to have the wedding on November 25 in Oregon, then we will both drive back to Boise where we will live. It was going to be a really small wedding, just our immediate families, but that quickly went out the window. It will still be small, just a ceremony and cake reception. I am having so much fun planning and getting things ready. We are doing as much of the decor and stuff as we can. So far we are planning to make our own bouquets (mine will include a few of these storybook roses!), center pieces, and the chapel and reception area decorations. Should keep us busy those few days before the wedding since I can't exactly make stuff and ship it over (at least not cost effectively!) But, we have lots of family and friends who have said they will be more then willing to help us out, so that will be great. Besides that, there isn't a lot going on with me. Just planning, planning.

So, that's our update. Any other burning questions you want me to answer? Leave em in the comments!