End of summer, Ready or Not

Usually by this time of the year the cooler weather is a welcome change but for some reason this year I am just not ready for Fall. Maybe it is the thought of bundling up a little baby or constantly worrying if he is warm enough, or not being able to let the kids play outside, I don't know. So we had Arin & Troy over last Sunday to savor the warm evenings before they are gone. We roasted marshmallows and made smores (one of my all time favorite treats) and enjoyed each others company. Isac, Emily, & Mack are lucky to have one of the best aunt/uncle combos a kid could get.

Memories...

I was just reminicing and looking through pictures in iPhoto and thought it would be fun to post some. It was 4 years ago this weekend that we moved into our house. I can't believe that much time has past and it is hard to remember life any other way. We still love our house (well kind of a love-hate) as much as we did when we first saw it. Here are the pics...the first 2 are of the basement before we remodeled, the second is now Isac's room, it us to be our big TV room. The first is one of the little windowless bedrooms we had that is now part of the bathroom. Good times.

We couldn't resist...

Amy's surgery update

Well I guess it is offical my heart is no longer broken. I had my 1 month checkup/echo on Tuesday and everything looked good. The device is in place and there was no inflamation or other complications. I will continue taking the Plavix and blood thinners and go back again in November for another echo and bubble study (this is where they inject a solution and watch to see how many bubbles pass through and how many make it to your brain. There shouldn't be any now). I am relieved that everything checked out ok and I am grateful to have it taken care of. If any one is interested, here are two interesting links- one is all about the device and procedure. The other is the website of the doctor that performed the surgery:

http://www.amplatzer.com/products/asd_devices/

http://www.sorensenmd.com

Could life be any better?

Our little Macky is getting big too fast!!!

Isac's 1st day of school

It is hard to believe Isac is already in 4th grade. I remember alot about life in the 4th grade and it is weird to think that he will have memories of this time in his life too. He is excited to get back into the swing of school. His teacher this year is our next door neighbor, Mrs. Dean and there are several of his good friends in his class so we are really hoping for a smooth year!