Getting ready to visit G&G Yerkes

Don't forget to pack by books and stuffed animals Mom!

We're getting ready to go on a trip! We're leaving Wednesday morning to go visit Grandpa and Grandma Yerkes in Lake Isabella. We are going to get to stay for 5 whole days and drive home on Monday. Steve's whole family will be there, and we'll get to see fireworks over the lake, and we're really looking forward to it! I'll have a lot of pictures and fun things to blog about when we return.

I hope everyone has a great 4th of July holiday!

Happy July!
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Sarah & Steve at church

Sarah is wearing the pretty sundress Aunt Ann made for her.

Doesn't she look cute?!!

(And her Daddy looks pretty handsome too!!)

She had fun playing in the nursery!

Video of Sarah playing the piano

Smart Cookie

I took Sarah to the Galleria Mall today to walk around, and we stopped at the indoor kids play area to watch for a while. She really had fun just looking at everyone running around, and was kicking her legs and squealing and grinning at everybody. She made friends with another little girl, and just had a grand time. She also did really well in the church nursery yesterday, and was in the 6 - 12 month room, and did great!

Front yard pictures - Before, During & After

Happy First Day of Summer!!

Here are a few pictures of our new front yard...

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

FLOWER BED WITH NEW BARK

Looks much better now! Hopefully our agapanthas will continue to bloom, and we might add a few more flowers to the flowerbed as well. It's SO nice to have sprinklers and a drip system now!

Higher Ways

I just loved this post on "Days to Come" blog:

Things That Don't Make Sense to Me

So true!! When will I learn that His ways are so much higher than my ways, and His thoughts so much higher than my thoughts?

It's okay that things don't make sense. That's how I learn to trust.

New grass

Our front lawn was finished on Tuesday!!! Hurrah and many "YAY's" all around!!!

To say it looks MUCH better is an understatement.

I took a couple pictures of the "yard-in-progress" on Tuesday, and will take a few more tomorrow of the finished yard, and post them soon. We have sprinklers, a new water system in the flower bed, bark in the flower bed, and all new sod. Now all we have to do is keep it well-watered, and watch the grass grow!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Sarah's 2nd tooth

**Tooth update**

Sarah's 2nd tooth came in yesterday! Now she has 2 on the bottom-front. She'll be eating a big, juicy steak before long!


Go Sarah!!!

Nick & Natalie's Wedding

Nick and Natalie's wedding was at the Newcastle Wedding Gardens, and was very beautiful! Congratulations to the happy couple!

Walking in the park with our shades on

Yesterday we all went for a long walk at Royer Park. Sarah had her sunglasses and hat on most of the time, and had a lot of fun looking around at everything!

Today we're going to a friend's wedding in Newcastle, then out to dinner with Grandpa & Grandma Wagner.

Happy Birthday to Steve!

Happy Birthday Honey!!!

Today is Steve's birthday!
I hope you have a wonderful Birthday Honey!

Last night Steve and I took Sarah to Luana's, then went to dinner at a Thai Restaurant in Rocklin for his birthday. (The Curry Chicken was very good!!) After dinner we stopped at a little frozen yogurt shop, then went to Borders to get coffee and just walk around and look at all the books. It was fun!