Finally updating!

Hi all! Sorry I'm so behind... I'll try to catch you up, and will post some pictures tomorrow.

First of all, today is my brother Matt's birthday - so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! My niece and nephew, Ryan and Michelle, also recently had a birthday and turned 9... your cards are in mail, hopefully you've gotten them by now!

The remainder of our WA visit was great! We went to the kangaroo farm, which is just about 20 minutes from my mom's. http://www.christmastreesandroos.com/ It was awesome!! You actually get to walk in the pens with the kangaroos, wallabies, llamas, alpacas, and more... and you get to feed them and pet them. Way better than the zoo! It's about a 40-minute tour, and we can't wait to go back. I highly recommend it, well worth the money.

We also got to spend a day in Bellingham. We spent some time visiting my good friend Amy and her not-so-little guy, Klay. What a smile!! We had lunch with Auntie-to-be Caitlin, her mom, and one of her sisters, then dropped the kids with Uncle Chris while mom & I went shopping.

Friday the kids got to stay at Grandma's and I (finally) got to have a break! Mark came in that evening, and we had a nice time visiting with our friends and trying to beat the heat. After just 1 year, we've already gotten used to air conditioning!

Saturday was Jen & Martin's wedding. It was a really nice wedding, and we had a great time catching up with some of Mark's former co-workers and watching some interesting dance moves at the reception! Congrats to the newleyweds... hope you enjoyed your gift from us!!

Sunday was another visit to our old church, a quick lunch with the Guests and Neals, and then the long drive home. Overall we had a great time, and we felt very blessed by our friends who took time out of their schedules to catch up with us. We'll try not to wait so long between visits!