OUR JOURNEY TO ADOPTION: July 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Another family reunion (extended family)

This is called a "redneck waterslide". What a fun day we had!

Me and my sister in law

Kurt, 2 cousins and my brother

Jodi's family reunion. We had a lot of fun playing games, hiking and laughing! We also found out my sister (which I am very close with) is pregnant with her first child. So excited for them!

Kurt came a day after we all got there because he was working. He showed up just in time for dinner. 8 out of the 13 neices and nephews went outside to eat dinner with Kurt on the deck

We hiked 4 miles into this beautiful waterfall. It was a fun family activity that we all did together.

Kurt and I hiked up higher to the waterfall. I am pretty scared of heights, but Kurt encouraged me to be brave! I was still a bit scared.

Ayla is making Kurt's hair pretty! :)

Mother's Day!!!!

Although Mother's Day is kind of a rough day for me, I try to reflect on the fact that I have 3 wonderful mother figures to celebrate all the wonderful things that they do for us. Some day I will have my opportunity to celebrate being a mother.
This year we had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Because Kurt's mom lives in Southern Utah, we don't always get to spend holidays with her; especially Mother's Day. This year they came to visit and it happened to be on this special weekend. We had a wonderful time. We took them on the Frontrunner train to Salt Lake to see the new beautiful City Creek shopping center, walked through Temple Square and ate many yummy meals. It was really great weekend.

Horse rides

The neighborhood kids LOVE when they see Kurt out riding Woodrow on the streets. They get so excited and can't believe that there is a "real cowboy" that lives by them. When we got a phone call from one of our neighbors asking if their daughter could ride Woodrow, we agreed. Her mom told her that being able to ride Woodrow was part of her birthday present. She had just turned 8. When she came over to our house, she was beyond excited! It was a lot of fun to see how excited she was. Her mom took some great pictures of the adventure. Kurt made her day! It was so cute.

Disneyland trip

Yes, we love Disneyland! People think that we're funny to go to Disneyland without children, but we have such a good time. This last trip we went with some very good friends of ours (they have 3 kids so it was fun watching those girls get so excited over the Princesses). Kurt and our friend Brittany both turned 30 within a week or so of each other so we celebrated in California. It was such a fun trip! I made t-shirts for Kurt and Brittany to wear so they would get a lot of attention...it was so fun! We also went to the beach, Universal Studios and Sea World. It was such a great trip....and fun to go with friends!

Jodi's joys