Summertime

Today is Thursday, and thanks to living in Utah, I'm writing this post from the comfort of my family room at 9 a.m. in the morning, (for my family and friends in NJ--this is possible because today is Utah's Independence Day, and everybody has off from work). Sweet.

I can't believe it's already July 24th! Two weekends ago Teri, Mike, Sabrina, and Annika spent some time here in SLC with us--it was so fun. Here's a great picture of Ethan and Niko with the girls up in Snowbird. That was such a fun day.

And now the countdown starts for my Mom, Dad, Lauren, and Chris to get out here--August 11 is when they arrive.

I also have to post this great picture of Niko--he's painting a rock here in our front yard while Eric mows the lawn. Niko just turned 7, and just lost his two front teeth. Very handsome!

Eric comes home tonight from his sales meeting in Orlando--it sounds like it was a great meeting. He got an award for "most innovative marketing initiatives," way to go baby! I realize that by posting this on our blog, I'm running the risk of embarassing him . . . but I think he'll get over it. (xoxoxo).

The boys are here now--they're awake and ready to start the day. We have some fun things on the agenda . . . we're going to get Ethan a new haircut. He wants something called a "faux hawk." I'll post a picture so that you can see what that ends up looking like. We'll also be taking a trip to R.E I. Dino (our dog) felt pretty strongly that Eric needed new sunglasses. I know this because he chewed them up into pieces the other night . . . sweet, thoughtful boy! Sheesh.

So after that, we'll grab some things at the market for a nice dinner . . . steak for the boys, fish for E and I, and some fresh corn on the cob. Yum. Okay--love you all, and hope you're enjoying the summertime.