Reid and Stefani Adopt

This summer we had the privilege of hosting the Carroll Family Reunion in Florida!  Then we promptly forgot to take pictures of it.  So we took pictures of our trip to Idaho/Utah instead.  We spent 2 weeks in the mountain west, and every day was a delight.  We got to go camping in Idaho, go four-wheeling in Utah, and play with so many different cousins that the kids had a hard time keeping them all straight.  They loved it.  Reid and I got to sneak off to go biking and hiking and enjoy a little bit of the fun that we enjoyed before we were blessed with our kids.  Now that both of them can ride on a peddle bike by themselves, though, we hope to take them with us sometime in the near future.  I still get a thrill of joy watching them peddle their little bikes independently.  They are really growing up. Esther holding baby cousin Charly at Uncle Tim's house. Biking in the mountains by Pocatello, ID.  I had an electric assist bike, ...

A friend from our church wanted to have us over for dinner and make father's day special for Reid and our kids.  Her name is Vashti and she is the most energetic 84 year old I've ever met.  She made us quite the feast, complete with turkey, butternut squash soup, greens, fruit, rice, beans, potatoes, and dessert.  I know there was more, but I can't quite recall everything.  It was overwhelming the work she put in for us.  She also bought presents and cards in behalf of the kids so they could give him something special on Father's day.  She had signed them as if she were the kids.  It was so darling.  So thanks, Vashti, for such a special father's day!