July Trips

 I didn't see Alex much this summer.  He went from one place to the next - 3 weeks in June to New Mexico, 1 week in July to Singapore, followed by 1 week in Oklahoma the last week of July.  Nathan and Alex flew to see Alex's parents in Oklahoma, so that they could see Nathan before he left for his mission.  They have a new dog named Buster that Nathan thought was really funny.  They also enjoyed Papa John's new popcorn maker and ate way too much popcorn.  They helped out a little bit with chores and mowing too.  I didn't see any other pictures from that week, so that's all I got.  I know they saw Aunt Jane too, but I don't know if there are any photos.  

After Alex and Nathan got back from OK, we had a day or so before my nephew Jaden arrived.  We did family pictures on Friday morning.  The last time we did professional family photos was in 2011, before Savannah was even around!  So we definitely needed a good family photo before Nathan left.  We did some indoor portraits in a JCPenney Studio (not the best professional photos, but we did get a few good ones).  On Friday afternoon, Alex and I headed to Morro Bay to sneak in a quick anniversary trip.  We only had one night there.  We had dinner at Tognazzini's Dockside Restaurant, with a nice view of the Bay from our window.  We watched some otters playing in the Bay, had some rich brownie cookie dessert bars, and watched a movie.  In the morning, we did a jog out along Morro Rock, wandered around the shops, had lunch, and then headed back home.  Happy 22 years!