Summer Happenings

A few highlights from the past few months....we celebrated the 4th of July with record temperatures here in the Valley of the Sun. We spent the day swimming at Grammy and Papa Cundiff's and the evening bar-b-queing at Grammy and Papa Harper's. We topped the night off with a few fireworks. Louisa's favorite part of the day was watermelon time. Although you can't really tell from this picture, she loved it. Her cousin Aubrey Almeida was amazed at how much watermelon Louisa was eating and informed me that Louisa was going to get a tummy ache. Maybe that is why Louisa is frowning in this picture!

We also took a break from the heat and went up to Show Low for Emily's 10-year High School Reunion. Yikes....one of those things where you just don't know what to expect but you think, "heck, why not?" and your curiousity just gets the better of you. And knowing that a few of Em's good friends were going to be there, off we went for a chance to catch up and reminisce. I must say (switching to frist person here, this is Emily writing) I was quite surprised at how much fun the whole thing was! I knew it would be nice to get to spend time with friends that I've kept in touch with but I was wary of the reunion setting. But really, we had a great time and were really glad we decided to go. And I just can't help it, I have to post a picture. Those of you who are in it might not appreciate this, but I'm betting that those of you who didn't make it will appreciate it enough to make up for it!

In addition to attending the reunion, we got to spend time with Emily's grandparents, Louisa's great-grandparents. And boy did we have fun. We went fishing with Grandpa Great and Em skunked everyone catching the only 3 fish of the trip. Unfortunately our camera battery was dead and I don't have any pictures of those fish to show off. The best part was Louisa in a life vest on the boat with us. Well, we thought it was great, Louisa certainly did not! She loved Grandma and Grandpa's yard and wanted to play outside rain or shine. Here she is with her Dad on the porch swing taking in some of the cool mountain air. Aren't they cute!

Oh, and before I forget, the update on our new arrival expected this December....It's a Boy! We are very excited and are pretty sure Louisa is too. A new baby cousin was just born and Louisa sure thinks she is neat...she wants to hold her and kiss her when we visit so that bodes well.