Sabbatical

Yes, I've been on blog sabbatical. At first it wasn't intentional. All summer I kept thinking, "Why don't I have time to blog? I really need to update our blog." Somewhere in August, I realized that whenever I had the time to think about how I really needed to blog, I was sitting poolside. I started counting up the pool time: three, sometimes four days a week, I was playing in the pool with kiddos and then enjoying friend time and sunshine while they were napping. Thanks, Nana, for making our summer so splendid! I shrugged my shoulders and happily declared myself on sabbatical.

I thought I might end my sabbatical on September

1, when the weather suddenly shifted to fall (no lingering summer around here this year) and we started a school year schedule. Ellie is in preschool! But then I was mourning the loss of lazy summer days and trying to get used to living on a schedule, so my sabbatical continued. Now we are more than adjusted, and I find myself wri

ting blog posts in my head. I think that means it's time to come back. Today, I'll just post some pictures and let them speak the thousands of words that are our lives lately.

At the end of June, Mom and Dad bid farewell to Salt Lake and the Bonneville Stake and went off to preside over the Spain Barcelona Mission. We love their frequent updates, and can hardly keep up on all the mission stories. Like drinking out of a fire hose? You bet!

Here are two pictures of our frequent summer pool days. How did I get such cute kiddos? Can't you just smell the sunshine and warm water? Is summer almost here again?

Rob turned 30! Here are the kids celebrating at his office. Rob and I spent the weekend of his birthday in lovely Newport Beach, soaking up sunshine, time with each other, and time with dear, bestest friends. Thanks, Brooke and Nate, for marrying each other! We loved every minute of your wedding festivities!

Two weeks after Rob's birthday, Ellie turned THREE! Here she is with the pink cake and pink frosting that she decorated all by herself. Then just a few weeks later, Matt turned ONE!

Finally, Ellie started preschool. I think her start week marked the official end of summer and transition into fall. She is loving her school, her teacher, and her friends. It's pretty adorable.

Now it's time to wake Matt up from his nap, get Ellie from preschool, come back for lunch, and then settle in for afternoon naps. Coming soon are pictures of our trip to the pumpkin patch and then of Halloween.