I thought vacation was supposed to mean time to Relax?

I figured I would update before things got crazy...again. HA! July going into August is going to be pretty busy for us! Katie's last day of school was June 30th. We're really going to miss the group we had this year! They are all pretty much scattering since their school closed, but we're going to try and keep in touch. They had a HUGE end of the year picnic. One of the moms from her class decided that we needed to have some fun, so we got them a bouncy castle, a blow up water slide, pools, and 2 slip and slides. Top that off with tons of food, water balloons and guns, sand art and an ice cream bar and you have one heck of a mess! The kids had a blast though so all of the work was worth it in the end.

Chris takes the dreaded GMAT next Friday. I want to have a party just for that to be over! I know he's looking forward to not studying for the next few months! The next day, the 11th, we leave on our 2 week vacation to Arizona!!! We are so excited, because this is the first year we won't have to worry about homework and studying on vacation! YAY! I think my parents might be a little happy to see the girls too! They are so excited for the plane ride! Abby keeps walking around saying "airplane" everytime she sees one on TV! I'm just glad to have Chris there with me this time!

Then, when we get back we have 4 days and Chris leaves on his "deployment." Now I say deployment with the quotations around it, because it's only for 2 weeks, and wait for it.....to South America! They are making him outprocess and stuff like a deployment, but it's only for 2 weeks! Go figure! He's going to be doing Humanitarian Aid, doing dental work for the people in Guyana. He's so excited, because he has been wanting to do something like this for a while! They are not going to be slumming it though, I saw their hotel and the city they are going to be staying in! Gorgeous!!! They have a 9 hour layover on the way home in Trinidad, so he gets to lie out on a beach and go hiking! They are already planning a fishing trip! Lucky huh?

Well things here are going well as you can see, school will start for Katie, Chris, and myself hopefully at the end of August and playdates for Abby! Church and work are keeping both of us busy, and this next two months will be a welcome treat for all of us! I'm hoping to update while we are gone, but if not I'll post pictures and details when we get back! Happy Summer everyone!