That's correct we are moving yet again. Our house is officially for sale now. We don't have an exact move date yet which will likely happen in about two months possibly less. The crazy part is we don't know where we are moving! It's definitely out of New Mexico. We are waiting for official word on Derek's job transfer. Oh what a life we have. Maybe someday we can stay somewhere longer than 2 years. I think for awhile I was sure his company would get the project for a hospital expansion in Albuquerque. But we found out at the end of April that wasn't the case. That's given me a few months to get comfortable with the idea of moving. I love our home here but I'm okay with moving. Now if we can only find out where and when sooner rather than later. I'm trying so hard to be patient but there are moments when I just want to scream I can't handle it anymore.
It seems that its become a tradition to have cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Mother and Father's day. Each of the kids gave daddy a shirt. For dinner Derek grilled some steaks while I made the sides. At dinner the kids all said why they love daddy so much which is always fun to hear.
A couple weekends ago we made the trip back to Phoenix. We went because my Grandpa Stratton passed away and we were going to his funeral. It all happened pretty fast. He wasn't sick for years like my other grandparents had been. He was in and out of the hospital/rehab for about 2 months before he passed away. Lucky for me we were able to see him when we stopped in Phoenix on our way to and from Disneyland. It was nice to see extended family that I haven't seen in several years. Although it was a lot of driving over the short weekend. While the funeral was in Gilbert the burial was in Tucson. The first 26 hours of the trip about 12 was spent in the car. I'm so grateful Derek was able to get off work and be there with me. Plus he even played his violin at the funeral.
A couple weeks back our ward had the Father's and Son's campout. While Derek's work is insanely busy he wasn't sure he'd be able to get off at a decent time on Friday to make it. Chase and our neighbor Alexander were already talking about it and excited. Derek decided it was worth it to leave work a little early to take Chase camping verses the heart break he would cause not going.
Its been interesting adjusting to summer. This is my first summer break since Maeley has started school. Before summer wasn't much different than all the other weeks of the year. I do some school time with them each day. Maeley signed up for the library summer reading program. After only a week she already qualifies for the free book at the end of the month. I think we will be visiting the library often this summer. There hasn't been too much fighting but I do have to limit the time they can play on their LeapFrog Explorer game systems. This week after breakfast we've been going on walks to nearby parks. Maeley enjoys riding her bike and Chase his scooter. Zoe on the other hand wants nothing to do with a bike ever since this crash landing. I think its been wonderful getting some fresh air to start the day.
Here are some random pictures of the kids from Friday.
