Our Family

Our Family

Friday, August 12, 2011

A fun-filled month

The month of July was filled with lots of fun and excitement for our family.  The most exciting is that we completed all the necessary paperwork and are CERTIFIED TO ADOPT!!  Once again we are beginning the wonderful journey to add to our family.  You can view our profiles through the links to the right under the header "Our Adoption Journey."  Feel free to share our information with your friends and family, the more that know the better.

We went on our first camping trip since living here.  It was nice to go up in the mountains and get away from the 110 degree weather.  It was so relaxing and nice to get away from "the real world" and just spend time together as a family. Leah loved to help around at camp with gathering sticks for the fire, setting the table, and sweeping out the tent.

The view from our campsite

Eating a snack during the day

Gorgeous view at the end of our day hike, Leah 
was exhausted and fell asleep in the backpack.

Travis teaching Leah to climb trees

Leah and I also took another trip to Utah so I could participate in my first triathlon with my brother Craig and his daughter Aubree.  I am so glad I did it and I have to admit that I am hooked.  We are already looking to do another one on Thanksgiving day here in Arizona.




 My goal was to finish in under an hour
I DID IT!

 My biggest fan!

 Craig and I after the race

 So proud of my niece for doing it!

Part of our cheering section, I love the look on my nieces face!

There were many other highlights from our trip to Utah.  We were able to fly to Utah this time, Leah loved having her own seat on the plane.  My niece Peyton was born just minutes before our plane landed, of course we went straight to the hospital to meet her and to see my sister.  We were also able to spend time with Travis's brothers family that were in town from Seattle.  We spent the day at Thanksgiving Point with them.  Finally, we went to a Real Salt Lake soccer game to end our trip.

 Flight to Utah

 Flight back to Arizona, she slept the entire flight.

 Thanksgiving Point

 Leah wasn't sure what to think about the dinosaur

 My new niece Peyton

 Picture from our seats at the soccer game

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