Puppy Party

 It has been a long while since I have been able to blog, but I still wanted to include a few things from the last few months. One of those things is the Josh, Kara, and Lindsey's combined puppy party. They each invited a couple of friends and then combined the money that we budget for birthday parties to be able to afford this party. We got to go a couple of days before the party to the petstore and pick out which five puppies we wanted to have come and play for the party. The kids chose a German shepherd, a Havenese, a Wheaten Terrier, a Maltese, and a Morkie. They sure were cute and the kids had a great time!

Josh's 12th birthday!!

More from Camp

A few more from camp. Here are the outside of our cabins which were actually pretty comfortable. Kara getting ready to do the zip-line and on it. (She even convinced me to do it, but unfortunately I have no photographic evidence. It was fun, though I was also a bit nervous to do it.
Besides all of the entertaining activities, they had all kinds of classes on earth science, orienteering, and animals. It was really enjoyable for me to get to spend some quality time with Kara and her cute friends! It was also great to get to interact with some of the wonderful parents and educators in our community. I came home really appreciative of the goodness of the community in which we live.
The guy with the snake is one of the counselors who is trying to decide whether or not to go back and finish medical school, or to make a career change and become a coach, teacher, counselor like he feels he has a real passion for. After his first year of medical school, he had to take a leave of absence when they found out he had a cancerous tumor. He recently finished the operation to remove the tumor and the radiation therapy and now has to make some tough decisions about what he really wants to be and do with his life. A great young man with a real gift with the kids.

Fifth Grade Camp!

I had such a fun opportunity to go to 5th grade camp with Kara last week. We got to go to a beautiful facility in East Texas and we were so pleased with the counselors and the programs offered for the kids. Even the food was yummy. This first photo is Kara with one of her friends getting ready to canoe. The second picture shows how the parents and teachers greeted the kids as they came in to eat in the cafeteria. They played fun music and we all stood on our chairs and cheered them on as they came in. I was very impressed at how the counselors made time to learn all of the kid's names and to try and really help them feel important. The third photo is our cabin "family" at dinner. The other chaperone was actually a lady from my ward so that was really fun! Fourth picture is canoeing on the picturesque lake.

Our office

Brandon is an orthodontist with his own practice here in Frisco, TX. We have been open now since the middle of April and things are going well. We are growing even though it is definitely a process, and we are learning tons! Here is one of the pictures of the office that the contractor took for their website. And here is a link to our website: pricefamilyortho.com

Other cute kids from our smores night

Everyone should have a three year old

Zach is so fun right now. Three year olds are just excited about life and that excitement is pretty contagious. He also makes us laugh from the funny things he says and does to his mad "lama" faces (If you haven't read "Lama, Lama, Mad at Momma" check it out - cute book and Zach looks just like that lama sometimes. One of the latest humorous incidences happened when he called marshmallows - "messmallows" on a night we made smores together as a family. He also takes everything literally. For example, after asking me what he could help set on the table and him turning all of those things down, I told him he better just jump in the lake then and he responded by looking around first and then vehemently stating, "Mom, there is no lake here!" Also pictured here are the glasses he made in Sunbeams on the day they did a lesson about eyes. I also love that when Lauren wakes up in the morning he comes in and says "cock-a-doodle-doo," Lauren. And she replies, "doodledoo."