4th of July!!!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

We had a pretty awesome 4th of July! Chad (my brother in law) flew in on the 2nd of July to be with his family plus us of course for the fourth! It was so much fun having him here. As an added bonus my Dad and Sandi called us up while we were driving home from California and wanted to see if they could come up as well. We of course were really excited about it and said yes! To say the least we had a full house but everyone was able to have their own rooms and be comfortable which was great! We went to the parade in the morning to watch Lim! We weren't able to get a picture of Lim : ( There was too many soldiers and he was on the oppisite side where we were but it was Awesome none the less and to hear everyone cheering and clapping and to hear all the comments of how thankful people were for our soldiers, it brought tears to my eyes. I just want to say that it is great having a husband serving and fighting for our country! The boys and I couldn't be more proud of him! : ) After the parade we went home fed the chillin's and put them down for a well needed nap. We came home just in time. Dad and Sandi called us to say that they were at a gas station on post and needing one of us to show them how to get to our house. After naps we went to our good friends house the Jones' and had a blast! Lots of good food. I ate way too much but loved every bit of the food. They smoked a turkey and a brisket! Yummy!!! There was lots more of good food but too much to name it all. : ) Then we played games and watched the fire works from their house. So nice not having to worry about traffic and all that jazz! It was great! I did get bit by some wierd bug! My whole arm was swollen the next day! It was crazy but we said some prayers and it went away!!! I am so grateful for prayer! Chad stayed till the 7th and Dad and Sandi left on the 6th of July. It was a short visit but a fun one to say the least. We all have Great Memories to cherish! It was a Great 4th of July!!!! : )

My new hair cut

So I have been needing a hair cut for a very long time! So Kate and I finally went and got our hair cut before Lim left to BNOC. I was really happy with my hair cut! The lady who did Kate's didn't listen very well. She cut Kate's hair a lot shorter then what Kate wanted. She is still getting used to it but it is still cute! I think she looks great. Kate and I were both traumatized when we were younger. My Mom took us to this lady who didn't know how to cut hair and made us both look like boys! Not a good activity! Anyway so we were teased horribly for the hair cuts we were given. So I haven't had short hair for a long long time because of it. Now I am over it and totally Love my short hair cuts! This is the shortest I have gone. I do love it though. It is easy and my kind of style. Kate is getting used to her hair cut and since we came home and styled it our way she feels much more better about it. Here is our before and after pictures. : )

We are home

We are home now. We got back two Monday's ago. We ended up driving back instead of flying. We inherited Keni's car (which we ended up trading cars with Lim's Dad, since his car has less miles on it and is more new) That has been such a blessing. We have been trying to figure out how Lim was going to get to VA for the 2nd part of BNOC. So this has been an answer to prayers. Through this experience we have become much closer to my husbands side of the family. I am grateful for the knowledge that we have of the Plan of Salvation. It has been a great comfort to me. Lim is doing good. It is still hard for him but he is doing better. We are both looking forward to doing his temple work in a year! It just seems so weird that he is gone but I know that he is in a much better place and is no longer suffering. When we came home the next day Chad Kate's husband came and it has been fun having him here with us. Dad and Sandi came up for the fourth of July it was a full house but we all had a blast. Lim has been put on the flag detail where he hangs up the posts flag and folds it at the end of the day. I do have pictures to share just haven't had the time to put them on my computer yet. I have lots of pics from California but I am waiting to get those in the mail. We ended up going to Knott's Berry Farm for free which was so much fun. It was hot but the kids had a blast! Alma couldn't get enough of the rides and wanted to go on the big roller coasters!!! This boy has no fear which totally freaks me out! hahahaha It was nice to go somewhere fun with the boys. We went with Sean,and her fiance David and Davie her sister! We had a blast. I will post the pictures once they come. Lim was in the Fourth of July parade! He was on the opposite side of us so we didn't get a picture of him in formation but it was a whole lot of fun and we did take some pictures of that. So lots of pictures to come. I will add more detail when I post the pictures. Just wanted to let everyone know that we are doing well. I better go I have four children up and needing my attention. Kate is on her way back from taking her hubby to the airport.