Some July Things Part 1

I am behind in blogging, so will have to do this in two parts and condense so it is not crazy long.  I am having trouble uploading pictures and have been trying to sort that out.  But it needs to be done, so I guess we will go with what we have. :/

I love these two old vehicles.  It is fun to see Dave and Blake come bopping back in the yard.

Cora made a quick trip down the first part of July.  She had one last thing to check off on her mission papers before they were ready.  She drove down Wednesday, back up Friday for a run and then back down Saturday for a wedding.

Cora had a friend drive down with her the second time to help save on gas, since they were both going to the wedding.  They ended up having so much fun shooting cans that they never did make it to the reception.

Dave came home one day and surprised us all with a few short hours open to take the boat out.  Both the kids had been asking for a while.  Leah was so excited when she came around the bushes and saw the boat.  It was a wonderful night.

They are trying to learn to drive the boat well enough to pull Dave as he skies.  I really don't like driving, it makes me nervous, so I am happy they want to.

One day we went to work with Dave.  We had to all get up at 4 a.m.  We had packed tons of food for all day.  We dropped Dave off, then went to a park to have a nap. We ate breakfast and went for a walk.

Then we went over to visit with mom for a few hours.  It was fun.  Nicole, Kailey, Ernie, and Dad all showed up as well.  While Mom went to her bike therapy we walked around to see the fish and play the piano.  Leah got quite a few smiles and people stopping to listen, but then I noticed that a man was trying to watch TV and we had interrupted.  Ooopps!!

Blake very much enjoyed rolling around in Grandma's wheelchair while we were there.  He even wheeled down the hall to the fridge to get a treat.

After mom's therapy and all had arrived we went out and chatted some more in a beautiful little garden spot.  Next we headed to the pool.  Blake and Leah swam for a few hours until it was time to go back and pick up Dave. (The day before Leah had drove down and gone swimming with her friends while I got groceries)  Dave had just gotten his office set up a few days before, so we went in to see how it looked.

Then finally off for pizza and Shakespeare in the Park.

It was raining and so they moved it indoors.  Usually they just cancel it.  While I am glad that I did not get wet, it was not the same having it inside.  Some of the magic was lost. Lastly, as is tradition, we got Frosty's and headed home.

Cora's interview with her stake president was great.  She had been really nervous about it.  But he put her at ease and said some really nice things about her.  We are just waiting for the call to come back.  Last update she got 11 days ago, was it was ready to be assigned.  Can't wait to see where and when this girls goes.  Leave a guess if you want to.