Vegas

Ty had some business in Vegas this weekend, so Jack and I tagged along and made a vacation out of it. We mostly just relaxed in our hotel room and watched the Olympics, but we did take a few hours to show Jack our favorite hotel on the strip: Bellagio!

Cookies with Mimi

Jack and Mimi made chocolate chip cookies together yesterday...after they did the laundry, of course. We're trying to spend as much time at my parents house as possible with them leaving for Italy in just 2 months!

Camping

When you're sick of the Phoenix heat, there is nothing like going camping for a few days. We wore long pants and even needed jackets at night. Woohoo! We didn't have much on the agenda, except for relaxing and fishing. We got our fill of both.

I love my boys!

Fourth of July

We had a wonderful Fourth of July vacation in Page this year. We weren't planning on going, but when we found out we were the only ones in the family that wouldn't be there, we changed our minds.

On the Fourth, we went down to the parade on main street. It's so fun to be in a small town for a holiday like this one. The rest of the week, we played, ate good food, swam, relaxed at the Lake, and had lots of fun!

Enjoying a little sister time with Anna!

Jack and Josie

We got to watch my niece Kenna showing her horse in the parade, too!

Jack helping Kenna brush Charlie

Jack and Aunt Les

Cute cousins!

Hanging out with Anna

JoEllen and I after a rough tubing ride

Uncle Ty and Baby Reese chillin' at the Lake

Welcome July

We've had two adoption leads in the last two weeks, but nothing has come of them yet. We realize that the roller coaster ride is just beginning! This would be so much harder if we didn't believe that there really is a child meant for a family and that we just need to keep hoping and praying for things to work out. We are so thankful for all of your love and support!

Summer at the Woods home has been laid back and we are all enjoying the slow pace. We had friends hook us up with sweet seats at a Dbacks game and stayed out way too late. Here's Jack getting a little loopy:

I got to hang out with my childhood best friend Lindsey, who just moved to Queen Creek.  It was so good to catch up!

Here's a comparison to us 12 years ago heading off to the Y2K Stake Dance. Wow, I'm glad junior high and that haircut are over.

We've hired someone to start cleaning our toilets once a week and he does great work. His name is Mr. Worker and if you accidentally call him any other name (e.g. Jack), he will quickly correct you.

Ty was in charge of Sunday dinner tonight so that meant good food and lots of it:

Not sure what Jack's face is supposed to mean. I'm also not sure why Ty thought our family of three needed five BBQ'd pizzas for dinner, but it was delicious.