Puppy Love

Marc loves my parents dog Meg. Anytime he sees her he says, "Doggie" even though it sounds very much like daddy, we are convinced he is really saying doggie. Meg is very good at taking all the attention Marc gives her, like pulling her ears and tail, pulling himself up and standing with her help, and trying to bite her (I am not sure why he does this and I try to prevent it!). He will try to chase her when she leaves becuase he could never get enough of her.

Backpacking in Wyoming

Matt and I went backpacking with my family in the Wind Rivers for 3 days. We left Marc with my Aunt and I am very grateful he wasn't there. We had a fun time, but it was a lot of walking. We were worried about the weather, but it turned out to be ok for us. The second night there was a big storm and we woke up to ice on our tents. Not many of us slept well that night. Marianne was up at 4 trying to start a fire. I heard her, but thought there was no way there would be a fire at that time of the morning. I should have gotten up because then my toes would have been able to thaw out.

That morning when we got up it was looking a little stormy so we hurried and packed up our camp. About the time we were getting done it started to snow on us. My dad was convinced we were going to wait for the "drifting" to stop before we started hiking out, but we didn't want to wait so we hiked out in the snow for about half-an-hour. We were vary grateful for the rain jackets we threw in at the last minute. The Wind Rivers are beautiful and we loved being able to be out enjoying them for a few days.

Overlooking the Cirque of Towers on a day hike we went on


Matt and I loving the hike






You can't tell, but it is snowing at this point.


Matt is exploring this rock. The whole time I was yelling, "Be safe, come back" and he was trying to ignore me!

Stars and Stripes Forever

This is the performance Matt was in at Barbershop Camp.

Matt singing at Barbershop camp

Matt, his brothers, and his dad are in Missouri at a Barbershop singing camp. They were interviewed by the local news. They are having fun, but I can't wait for him to come home.

To Washington We Go???

Well today Matt got a very surprising call letting him know that he was accepted to Eastern Washington in Spokane. Now we have a make a decision, do we still go to Denver even though it is forty thousand dollars more, or change plans again and go to Spokane. We think we are going to go to Spokane, but we have until Monday to decide so we will let you know what we end up deciding.


***We have decided to go to Washington. School there doesn't start until September 23, so we will be in Firth at my parents for a while longer than expected!!!

Marc

Marc continues to grow and learn new things each day. He is so much fun and we love him. He is constantly getting into things and eating things. I promise I feed him enough, but he always tries to eat things like raw potatoes and onions. I tried to help him out and gave him an apple instead. I thought he would chew on it a little and then loose interest, but he ate almost the whole thing. It was really funny to watch because he just left in on the ground and ate it.






Marc always seams to find either dirty or expensive things to try and eat. His two favorite things are the bathroom and computers, both of which we are trying to discourage. We have been a few hikes this summer and Marc loves it. He is always the most happy when we are outside. He is really starting to get around now, but is still not walking. He uses the furniture and any available person to help him get around.




We took him to an orthopedic surgeon today to look at his right foot which is turned inward. He told us that he needs corrective shoes which he will need to wear until he is two. So on Friday we are going to another doctor who will fit him for the shoes. My biggest fear is that they are only going to have really ugly shoes, but I guess I will just have to deal with it!!!

Reunion

Matt's family reunion (which we were in charge of)was this last week. It was so much fun and we loved being able to see all of him family. We stayed at a big cabin in Island Park. We built and floated cardboard boats, went on a hike, and sang campfire songs. It was a great reunion and I am looking forward to the next one in two years, and grateful that we are not in charge!!!