come and go

Where is June going? This month has been a slow/fast kind. The first weekend of June seems like eons ago, yet the weeks have flown by.

In the past few weeks, we have:

- Held a fundraiser dinner that resembled planning a wedding reception. Lots o' work, but He came through--as always.
- Officially paid off all debt. It's been "paid" for a while. But now it's official. PTL!
- Been to 4 docs. Nothing like cramming them in before we're cut off from insurance. :)
- Went to a schmancy dinner with the Chicago Chinese consulate and his posse. Lesson learned: we need business cards. I think we collected about 10 from the night. That's what they like to do...exchange cards.
- Went to Hotlanta for 4 days. Just Josiah and myself. He did fine on the plane rides--thankful for the kiddos around us that entertained him. While there, he was cranky due to missed naps, stranger danger, 2 teeth coming in, and getting sick. Other than that, he was great. ;) It was so fun seeing dear friends.
- Worked my last shifts in the church cafe. I was sad to leave it. I truly love making coffee drinks. Maybe I can open up shop in China.

And in the next few weeks:

- Visit Branson one last time/attend a friend's wedding.
- Michaael's last day of work.
- Go to Michael's family reunion in Louisiana. It could be hot.
- A few going away parties.
- Pack, pack, pack; sell, sell, sell!!!
- Fly away, fly away, fly away.

Not gonna post any pics; they're all on facebook. I'm pretty sure everyone who looks at this also has FB.

4.5 weeks. WOWZERS.

catchin' up

Um, where did May go?

Josiah's b-day party was a blast. About 50 friends/fam showed up to a toasty, humid, windy bbq. It was fun to see everyone and celebrate Josiah's 1st year! Can't believe how fast it went. Yes, cliche, but true. Here are some of my fave pics of the day...

He ate about 3 licks of icing, then smashed the rest.

Great cake made by LauraLee!

Mr. Monkey mommy & daddy picked out. He still hugs it like this every time he sees it. So sweet.

He's an early reader.

Then we moved onto planning a fundraiser dinner. It was fun, but was definitely a lot like planning our wedding reception. Lots 'o work. But, it paid off. We were blessed beyond our imagination--again. We raised almost triple what we were asking for. All glory to Him for working out the details. And through the process, we made some amazing connections. Our speaker was a former KU basketball player and I'm pretty sure we're going to be life-long friends with him and his family. It was that deep of a connection.

Next up, 3 trips. Hotlanta with the girls (and Josh and Josiah..haha). Branson one last time. Lousiana for Michael's family reunion.

Then we're off! Starting to count weeks now.................