It is July and I haven't updated our blog in a while - so i guess it is time.  We have had quite a bit of excitement over the last few months!  We are getting closer to completing the remodel on our house - so soon we will be excited to have everyone come visit us!

In May I started a new job prosecuting for the City of Auburn - it has been great.  There are four prosecutors and although we are very different, we get along very well, i think it will continue to be a really nice place to work.  The kids and I went down to Kennewick for Mother's Day and my mom's birthday.  It was good to visit with everyone and barbecue with the family!  Torey stayed in Puyallup and continued working on the house.  He also made me a nice planting bed, so i can try to grow my garden.  Unfortunately, the slugs really like my zucchini too.  I think Torey is glad about that - I think he gets nervous about the things that i try to make him eat out of the garden!

June also seemed busy both at work and as usual at home.  Lizzie had her first ballet recital.  It was great - she and her class were autumn leaves and did very well following Miss Audrey.  Michael saw her come on stage and of course yelled to her "hi Lizzie!!!"  She was so cute! She

 stood up even taller - everyone must have been there to watch her!

Grama Vickey and Elicia came to visit for a week and play with the kids.  They had so much fun goofing around and going to the park up the street.  Michael went down the big slide and Lizzie and Elicia played on the monkey bars.  Aunt Stacey came over to play on Thursday and the girls had a long awaited sleepover.  Elicia lost a tooth - causing quite a bit of excitement for everyone.   It has given us more back up for furniture climbing though - "what happened to Elicia??"  

Our friends the Job's moved in next door - which is nice to have neighbors that we know and the kids have friends too.  The kids are older, but play really well with Lizzie and Mike.  

The week after Grama Vickey came to visit, the kids went to the Beach with Grammie and 

Poppie.  They stayed right by the ocean and played in the sand.  Of course the weather was perfect until Torey and I got down there on Thursday!  Friday was the 4th of July and we walked out the door to the local parade.  It was pretty fun and the kids enjoyed diving for candy and hiding from the water being sprayed by the fire trucks!  

Since we got back from the beach, life has been pretty much of a blur!  My mom moved over to Puyallup to be our nanny, which has been really nice!  We are able to spend quite a bit more time with the kids - not commuting.  Torey tries to golf on Wednesdays, so we have been having that be our girls plus Michael night out.  I am addicted to the brown sugar garlic bread at the Rock (and get the kids a salad!) i figure i have another week to enjoy eating whatever i feel like!  

We have been working on the house as much as possible and with the help of my parents, sister and Sarah we tore apart the dining room.  The walls are painted, the cabinets in, wood floors are done.  Torey has been working on the trim and started refinishing the fireplace this weekend.  Lizzie and Mike's room is finished and Michael now has a big boy bed.  Lizzie helped me wash the crib and dad and i got it all put back together for the baby.  I think the realization that there is going to be another little chicken in the house just hit home this week, so now we are in panic mode trying to get everything done!  

We head into the hospital early thursday morning and we will keep everyone posted as we can!!