July and August

I realized I have not posted anything in a while. We have been busy enjoying the Summer! We had a great 4th of July weekend with friends. Ashley ran a 1/2 mile race and did great! She ran the entire way without stopping. We had a cookout, went to the parade and enjoyed fireworks at home compliments of Chad and Jeff. The girls have been staying up too late most days hanging out with friends in the neighborhood and enjoying sleepovers. We have enjoyed many fish Fry's thanks to Chad and Jeff who love to fish. The girls spend a few days at Grandma and Grandpa Martin's and had a great time!

We went to see Selena Gomez in concert a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it! It was the first time the girls went to a concert. It brought back memories of going to see Madonna in concert when I was young. It was supposed to be a surprise but I guessed what it was without any hints! Mom and Jim must have been so disappointed. For those of you who do not know, Madonna was my idle growing up:)

Some sad news that we have been dealing with is that Miley, our dog had another surgery to remove a tumor on the inside of her mouth. Unfortunately we found out that she has cancer. Due to the location of the cancer and the type/stage there is not much we can do for her but keep her comfortable. Surprisingly she does well with the medication and most days you would not know she was sick. Please pray for our family as we go through this tough time.

We are now busy getting ready to go back to school. I have gone through closets and started school shopping. We spent a day at the outlet mall with friends and got a lot of it done. One more week until school starts. Although we have enjoyed the summer I am ready for the kids to go back to school. Soccer is already in full swing for both girls. They both are attending practices every week and have a tournament Labor Day weekend. Ashley started piano lessons last Monday and is enjoying it so far.

Here are a few pictures from the past couple months.

4th of July pics






Watching fireworks at our house

Ashley's 1/2 mile run.

Soccer camp