Softball tournament

In August our stake had a softball tournament that Burke played in. He was a bit rusty this year since he hadn't played for over a year, but he managed to get a couple of good hits toward the end, and even got a home run!

McKay had fun playing in the dirt with his trucks.

And, well, the baby slept. But he was only a month old. What else do you expect? Actually, we all came home and slept.

Summer Catch Up--June

Now that we're well into fall, we had a very busy summer judging by the fact that I touched the blog about twice. So here's a quick recap to bring you up to date (and record it for myself since I don't scrapbook). Enjoy the pictures!

We played outside a lot:

 
 

We visited Burke's brother and family in Delaware:

 The Dover Air Museum. Thus started McKay's love for airplanes.

 Funland at Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk:

 McKay outright bawled when the ride started slowing down. He would have ridden it all night.

 It was a good month full of lots of fun. Next up: July!

Goodbye Utah, Part I

We only have two months left in Utah before we leave for Columbus, OH. I've been thinking about all the fun things I want to do before that time comes. I have compiled a list that I put on the whiteboard in the kitchen. It is titled "dates." Unfortunately, every time we get one thing done, I think of something else and add it to the list. Last night, I got to cross one of the things off.

We went to the Carillon Bell Tower concert at BYU.
We enjoyed a kfc picnic and listened to the beautiful music. It was one of my goals to learn to play the carillon bells at byu, but I never got to it. sad. . . .sidenote: McKay's new favorite toy entertains him for a full hour at a time. love it.
It was at this concert two years ago that we met one of Burke's mtc teachers. He was going into optometry. At that time, we were pre-med. We talked to JJ about it, and came home and started thinking seriously about optometry instead.

One year later, Burke had most of the prerequisites done, took the OAT, and applied for optometry schools.

This year, Burke and I are spending our last months in Provo before he attends optometry school. We are excited. It is crazy how quickly life passes sometimes. From one evening at a little carillon bell tower concert two years ago, we changed the direction of the rest of our lives, and we are so happy we did.

I'm going to miss a lot of things here. Utah has been a fun place to live with a lot of fun things to do. We are trying to make the best of the time we have left. Oh, and Burke is officially finished with school for the next three months. That is the longest break he's had since his first day of college. Wow! We finally get to spend our first real summer together with no classes and no homework. only work and play. bring it on!!!

Ohio trip and McKay's toes

Last week we flew to Ohio to look for housing. Although we did not find a house like we hoped, we learned a lot about house-buying and about the areas we want to live in. We already love Columbus and are excited to spend the next four years at The Ohio State University! Go Bucks!

Here is McKay at the airport.
McKay is hanging out with Burke while waiting for his first plane ride. He did great for the first 5 1/2 hours of flying. The final half hour was a little rough for him, but all in all, he did great!
We also had a great time hanging out at our friends' house. Thanks Hannah and Daniel for everything.
Today McKay found his toes. He had a great time entertaining himself by lifting up his feet, looking at his toes, sometimes trying to grab them, and putting his feet back down, only to do it all over again. It was so cute to watch him.

We babysat for our friends this weekend, and as you can tell, McKay and Adelaide became fast friends. They are only four weeks apart.

Graduation and Arizona trip

Here's the beginning of an update of a little of everything lately:

Burke and I officially graduated! It was great, and now we're just waiting for diplomas in the mail. Whoopee! Thanks to everyone who came to support us.
The next day we left for Arizona for a week, which was a wonderful break, and we had free babysitting, which was a definite plus. (thanks, Grandma, Alyson, and others!)
McKay met his cousin, Marcus.
We went to the temple for our anniversary.
I took Burke to his first pro baseball game. I've converted him to the d-backs.
We all did some of this:
And we took the scenic route home through Monument Valley, Arizona,
and made it to temple 11 of 12 in Utah: Monticello. Life has been busy but great!