catching up

We have been having fun so far this summer. End of June and Beginning of July are big for us. June 30th was our aniversary. We have been married for eight LONG years and have loved every minute of it. (Matt put in the LONG and Tracy put in "loved every minute of it") Then July 2nd was Matt's 31st birthday. It was a fun day. Matt worked until 6pm so me and the girls had all day to plan his party. I asked the girls what they wanted to do for daddy's birthday and they said they wanted to have a party. So they picked out hats and decorations and a pinata. They picked out all princess things first so I encouraged them to pick the boy stuff. Ryan and Kacie got to invite a few of their friends. It was very exciting for them. So matt and the kids had a great Party. It was nice to have the families come on such short notice. I think the girls are always going to look forward to Matt's b-day.
Another exciting thing is Matt is now a third year resident. We only have one year left here in south bend Indiana. I already have mixed feelings. It will be so hard to leave. We have loved living here so much. It has been such a growing experience for us. We have made so many friends. We leave in a week to go check out Craig, Colorado. I am looking forward to seeing if it is really what we want. This is going to be an all business trip. I want to really get down and dirty and comb through Craig and see what it is all about. We will be taking the kids. I want to hear their input. Even though Ryan is only 5 she will have a lot to say and she will definately have her own opinion about Craig. We will keep all updated on our trip.