Our New House & More

Here are pictures of our new house. I was at girl's camp when we got the call, so Jeff surprised me with the good news. We looked at so many homes I forgot which one it was. It was a foreclosed home, but is very nice inside. I just can't wait to paint it! I'll take some inside pictures once it's ours...Aug 14th. We already have renters lined up for our small home, so things seem to be working out! (phew) It's just about 3 miles West of where we are now, but it does put us in another ward. :-( Don't be hatin, BUT we'll owe less on it than our current 1251 sq foot home that we puchased when this area was 1st dirt cheap.

I am short on time these days, but here are some quick updates.

1. Girl's Camp was totally awesome. If there are any incriminating photos of me dancing on tables please destroy them. It was so fun to see the people I know & love go totally wild. I only love them more. I am completely addicted & hope I get invited back.
2. My cousin got married in San Diego. After Camp I was home for 1 hour, then started the drive to San Diego. The wedding was so nice, my cousin looked absolutely beautiful. While we were there, we went to the SD Zoo, (Audra-those dung beetles are awesome :-) The new Elephant exhibit was way cool. We also enjoyed the beach. Jeff & my dad swam with hundreds of leopard-sharks. I had a blast on the boogie board (it's been years!). Ty loved the sand & jumping in the waves. While the men were away shark watching I was sitting with Ty. I told him I was going to grab the sand toy just a few steps up shore. I went toward the toys, turned around...Ty was gone! Totally gone! I looked up the beach, down, everywhere. It was a good 3 min when I was in full panic & was headed to the near lifeguard tower. Just then my dad & Jeff saw my panic & I screamed "he's gone." We split 3 directions & in a matter of seconds he was found walking too close to the board walk. I think with the rising tide, he got disoriented. My few steps to our stuff had previously been a long distance from the water. He said the sand was burning his feet & he couldn't find me anywhere. So Sad! Poor Guy. I think I should rename this blog The Tales of a Bad Mom. Luckily my mom was willing to keep Sydney home for a nap. It was so nice to enjoy the beach without little miss destructo....and 1 less kid to lose. Thanks Mom!

I came home to a billion orders. We are leaving for another trip this weekend, then off to FL to meet my new baby nephew right after that. It's certainly been a summer of working hard & playing even harder. Anybody want to come pack my house for me???