Its been almost five months... but who's counting?!

I have been so bad at keeping up on the blog this summer! By the way- where did the summer go?! There is so much to catch up on!!! So here goes a long post with some pictures- brace yourselves!

First off, James and I celebrated 5 years this summer! I am so in love with my man- he is awesome! We took a trip to New York the end of August. James went for business and I went for sight seeing! It was so much fun. I came back with some really cute purses. We ate at a yummy BBQ place that had a whole rack of ribs for $11! I was in heaven:)

Drezden started Preschool this year. The first two days he screamed for me to stay but then stopped crying the second he couldn't see me. The teachers say he is doing great and so I am so thrilled! Kinley and I enjoy our time together while he is gone and then we both get so excited to go and pick him up! I didn't cry on the first day I dropped him off until I got back to my car. It was the first day of the next 20+ years of his life! Here is a pic of what he looked like when we picked him up- what a stud!!!

Kinley decided to have her teeth all grow in at the same time. She just cut 6 teeth over the past month! She is such a good sport. I can't imagine how horrible that would feel but she stays in good spirits overall. She really likes to annoy Drezden any way she can. She knows the right buttons to push at any given minute to make him mad. The end result is usually both of them crying so you would think she would learn.... :)

I am back to teaching. I wasn't able to get into my classroom until about 3 days before school started due to construction. It is all set up now and I really like how it looks. My students are also amazing and I think it will be a great year!

I also went on a fun little weekend retreat with some friends this summer. We went up to a cabin that was gorgeous and played games and ate yummy steaks and treats! It was so fun to get a big group of amazing ladies together and act like little girls- complete with screaming and jumping when we saw a little baby mouse!!! Thanks again ladies for the fun weekend!

James started his own business this summer. He started a company specializing in graphic design and translation services. The name of his company is Global Q. I think it is catchy:) He loves being his own boss and has done really well! He is always working so hard and doesn't have a lot of free time. Starting a business is hard work! I love that he is such a great provider for our family.

We have been working on some projects around our house. We just got the fascia, soffit, and gutters put on and it looks amazing!!! Yay for gutters that catch rain:) We have also worked on the shed some more. All of the tools finally have a place where they belong. We have been trying to keep up with our garden all summer... I have canned a lot of salsa!! I have also ate more zucchini this summer than I have ever ate in all my life!!!! We had a zucchini grow to be the size of Kinley! We named him Sasquatch and he stayed on our table for about a month before we gave him a way.

AND THE BIG NEWS OF THE SUMMER........ Drezden is potty trained completely including at night!!!! One day a switch was flipped and he decided he wanted to go potty like a big boy. It is amazing!!!! He is so awesome and we are so proud of him. He has started praying by himself and I love to hear what he prays for. Usually it is to go to his cousin Andy's house or his friend Leighton's house, or for transformers, or to go to the park! He loves to read The Book of Mormon (or rather look at the pictures while we read)! He is growing up so fast!!

I am sure that I am missing many important and pivotal experiences of our summer. I will try and be better as I update more frequently throughout this year. We hope everyone is happy and healthy! We love you guys:)