Mikaela & Joel: June 2010

I am so happy it is finally summer! Here is a little update on what has been going on since my last post. Katie graduated from the DSC nursing program in May and we travelled down to St. George to go to her graduation and help her move. I am so proud of her! Katie and Bridger are now living with us which has been a lot of fun. Bridger is getting so big and destroys everything in his path. For the longest time he wouldn't say my name. Every time I would tell him "say Kaela" he would smile and say "no, no, no." I think he was doing it on purpose:) Then one day I was in the shower and had locked him out and he started pounding on the door shouting at the top of his lungs "KAELA, KAELA!" He is so adorable and mischievous at the same time! I love him to pieces...even though he is constantly putting dents in my walls:)

In my spare time (I say that like I have a lot of it) I have been working on family history. I have loved reading stories about my ancestors and completing their work. What a blessing to know we can all have forever families! Also at the end of May I did another triathlon. I woke up the morning of the race and it was 30 degrees and raining. It was freezing! On the way to the race it was pouring rain! I told Katie that I didn't need a big miracle, just a small one...if the rain could just stop for the race. Well I got my miracle! Although it was cold, the rain stopped just in time! Since Katie is living with me I have turned her into my new running partner. I want to run 10 miles before my birthday in August and work towards a half marathon.

Joel has been very busy this summer with work and school. I wish we had more time together! We try to visit family as much as we can and actually went to visit Joel's parents for Father's Day. I bought Joel a new driver for Father's Day (even though he is not really a Dad yet...I just know he will make a great one some day so I celebrate it anyway). We went golfing with his parents which was so fun. After golf we went back to Joel's parents house and Joel loved his driver so much he wanted to use it just one more time. Even though Joel's dad tried to tell him he would not clear the fence, Joel was determined to hit one more ball. It sounded like gun fire! Not only did he not clear the fence, he put a hole right through it! We both felt really bad (Sorry again Mom and Dad)