The end is upon us

of summer, that is.

We haven't posted all summer. Where have we been? Well, enjoying our summer. And I have felt this need to post pictures but have had troubles doing that, so haven't posted anything. Pictures do exist, and are on the computer (at home, not at school where I am right now). I will bug Q until he can help me figure out what is going on with the pictures.

In the meantime...Here is what happened in June.

We went on our big family vacation. We rented a cabin on Lost Island Lake and spent time boating there (thanks Tim for bringing the boat), checking out Okoboji and Arnold's Park, checking out the Grotto of the Redemption, and having fun as a family. It was a relaxing week.

The rest of June was me working on my two online classes and at the Iowa Speedway, going to Mother Goose story time at the library, going to art in the park a couple of times, and Granniecue and Papa came for a week to spend time with Slane.

And on to July...

The first week was camp, which Q was unable to attend, but Slane and I did. Later in the month my mom traveled with Slane and I to West Michigan to spend time with family and friends. Slane got to play with baby Elaina and meet baby Claire, as well as play with our Michigan cousins. I got to catch up with some friends and pick blueberries. Q drove in on Thursday that week and stopped at IKEA on the way so that when my mom left on Friday she could drop our furniture off at our house. We all spent an evening at the lake (75 degrees!!) and had a great time relaxing. Then Q, Slane, and I headed to King's Island in Ohio for a day with his parents, and we all headed back to Columbus to spend a couple more days with them. Our trek home included a visit and lots of playtime with Q's cousin's kids, and then on home. Of course, there were crazy things that happened that week. My grandma fell and broke her kneecap, so after mom got home Grandma moved in with her for a while so she could be taken care of. My uncle went back into the hospital, and as we were leaving Indianapolis we got a text that my cousin (his daughter) had decided to bump up her wedding by almost a year, and it was going to be that night in the hospital chapel. We did make it to the wedding, but it was a stressful drive since we didn't stop to let Slane play and get her wiggles out.

August...

We spent enjoying time together, hiring a landscaper for our yard, and trying to get back on a school schedule. We biked a lot, we visited the coffee shop a lot, and we began preparing for our new baby's arrival. Q cleaned the basement, and we built a lot of furniture. And now we are trying to get back into some kind of routine.

And we WILL get pics up soon. Somehow.