Summer time fun!!

I love summer!!! Summer is my favorite time of the year. I just love being able to get caught up on projects around the house (John I know loves this too--haha) spending time outside, and just doing whatever I want without worrying about the stresses of work. Don't get me wrong I love my job but I just love the freedom. If I am tired I can sleep in late or take a nap in mid-day. I am also spending lots of time at our local Y. I am able to take all sorts of different exercise classes that I dont normally get to take during the year. I really enjoy this. I also actually feel like I have the time to cook good dinners instead of just fixing something quick in the 30 minutes we have before our next activity. Last night, I cooked stuffed peppers and not to brag they were pretty good. Since we have gotten married I think or at least have tried to become a better cook. I just love getting recipes out of the Taste of Home Magazines my mother-n-law sends me each month. I am not sure if John asked her to start sending me these magazines because my cooking was so bad or what but I love them(Just kidding)!! I hope this week to get started painting our bedroom and bathroom. I will try to post before and after pictures. I can only take so much painting each summer. :)

Kaitlin is in Oregon this week with her grandparents at the beach. We talk to her everyday and get to hear all about her fun adventures that she is having. She loves collecting sea shells and seeing all the different animals there. We really miss her it is so quiet around the house. But we are glad she gets to visit her family.

John is also staying busy this summer. At first he was thinking of taking the summer off from school in which he is working on his masters, but at the last minute he changed his mind. At least this summer all of his classes are online so he can work on his assignments in his spare time. I am really proud of him he works really hard.

I hope everyone else is enjoying their summer time.

Kaitlin's Gold Medal Turtle

Happy Belated 4th of July!!!
This year we had a great fourth. We went down to my parents house and enjoyed a wonderful barbecue. Kaitlin( and John the biggest kid) enjoyed shooting off our fireworks purchased from the best firework stand around " Crazy Prevo's." Next we went to the Rogersville Independence Day Celebration. Kaitlin was in our church float for the parade. Then she participated in the Turtle Race. Kaitlin had taken care of her turtle for a week. She named her turtle Leslie Turtie Greenster. She also decorated it. She did drills with her turtle each day to make it faster. I guess it worked because she won the turtle race. After that we enjoyed a beautiful display of fireworks.