June went by in a whirlwind fashion and, unfortunately, without many pictures. The clean-up effort in Joplin is still ongoing. The part of town that we live in seems to be making much more progress than closer to the heart of where the tornado hit. Walgreens right by our house is all but finished (all they have left to do is the interior) and 15th street Wal-Mart is making very good progress. They have announced that Wal-Mart wants to be finished by September, which is just amazing to me and will be so much more convenient! Other places like Academy and Home Depot just seem not to be doing anything in their clean-up efforts. There are a few houses that are starting to be built again and I think it is lifting the spirits of the survivors. Our house is still for sale :( I thought that we for sure would have sold it by now, but I know it will sell when it is best for us. The girls are doing great and amaze me everyday with the knowledge that they have! I can't believe how much they remember!
I got to go to my best friend's wedding this month in Utah. It was AMAZING!! I hadn't seen her in 8 years before this month!! The trip worked out perfectly so that I didn't have to buy a plane ticket. My mom and dad were going out to UT anyways for a baby blessing so we all drove together and split the gas. We left on Thursday night and had to be back Monday morning, so it was quite a quick trip! When I finally made it to Katie's house on Friday, we both burst into tears! Katie and Benji got married in the Bountiful, UT temple and it was just beautiful. Katie and I grew up in Harrisville together and did EVERYTHING together! When we were little we always talked about how we would grow up together and get married at the same time and live next to eachother so that our kids could be friends too...funny how life works out exactly how you plan it when you are 10...NOT!! Oh well!
I got to go to my best friend's wedding this month in Utah. It was AMAZING!! I hadn't seen her in 8 years before this month!! The trip worked out perfectly so that I didn't have to buy a plane ticket. My mom and dad were going out to UT anyways for a baby blessing so we all drove together and split the gas. We left on Thursday night and had to be back Monday morning, so it was quite a quick trip! When I finally made it to Katie's house on Friday, we both burst into tears! Katie and Benji got married in the Bountiful, UT temple and it was just beautiful. Katie and I grew up in Harrisville together and did EVERYTHING together! When we were little we always talked about how we would grow up together and get married at the same time and live next to eachother so that our kids could be friends too...funny how life works out exactly how you plan it when you are 10...NOT!! Oh well!
Bachelorette Party:
It was so great to be able to stop by and see some of my family too! I miss all of them so much and really miss the mountains! There is just something about Utah that will always be home to me.
The weekend after I got home we decided to take the kids to the zoo in Springfield. They had a lot of fun seeing the animals but it was SO hot, so the thing they enjoyed most was playing in the water.
The kids just love the zoo! We have been to Springfield several times and to KC once and hope to take them to STL sometime this year...hopefully!
