Ready for a vacation!

We are getting ready to visit family in the midwest. We leave tomorrow and can't wait to go back to he homeland:) Although we feel this is our home now, we still feel like the midwest is home too.

These past few weeks have been a roller coaster of highs and lows. Here are a few of the things that have been going on. We had an amazing Father's day with Dave. We could not beat 80 degree weather, surfing and a bonfire at the beach. It was awesome. Tyler had a great time staying up late and playing with his best bud Ethan. Daddy enjoyed a great time surfing with best bud Bryan. We were joined by other great friends Chris and Elizabeth, Tim and Jamie. We watched the sun set over the surf and grilled out brats over an open flame. Bryan brought his mini camp stove an cooked up backed beans. Everyone else pitch in and brought something and we enjoyed a nice dinner on the beach. It was picture perfect!

We've had a playdates at the Arboretum and Kidspace. Ty got to see Jace for the first time since his baby brother was born, Sander was born. Our friends Rebecca and Chase also met up with us.

Sine then we have had some sleepless nights and drives around Pasadena at 2:00am with Tyler. He got three teeth in two days. Needless to say, he was not a happy camper and we did not want to upset the neighbor again.

We were visited by our wonderful friends Adam, Becca, Sophia and Elise Carpenter. It was such a blessing to catch up with them. We miss them tremendously and won't see them for a while. They are moving to China in August. We send them off with our blessing and prayers. We did a little photo shot with Elise and ended up getting one shot of the family at the end.

Elise Noel Carpenter- 6 months

The Carpenter Family-ready for the 4th of July

A beach piggy back ride.

Jamie, Tim, Elizabeth, Ethan, Chris, Dave and Ty at San Onofre State Beach Orange County, CA.

Jace and Ty at the Arboretum

Shelby and Ty, Jenny and Jace, Rebecca and Chase at the Arboretum fountain.