Catching Up!

June ended up pretty good. We did get to celebrate Arianna's 14th birthday and that was wonderful! I still can't believe how fast these guys are growing up! I feel like I have to run to catch up and then hold my breath while they just keep moving forward.
We did manage to have a wonderful time camping for the 4th of July at Flaming Gorge! We were able to pick up a wonderful little motor home (20 feet isn't very big) that we were able to take with us. It did manage to rain everyday we were there, but we really had a great time. Alan took all of us out on Grandpa Crane's boat and that was really fun! Because we had the trolling motor hooked up we couldn't go as fast as the kids really wanted us to go. I will post pictures when I get them all assembled. We were able to attend church out there as well. It was amazing how many people they were able to squeeze into this tiny chapel. All the "locals" ended up sitting up on the stand for lack of seating. It was a wonderful experience!
We were able to go camping again for the 24th weekend. Alan was able to get almost that whole weekend off and that was great! We went camping in Alan's parents' orchard. It was fun. We were all given t-shirts (each family had their own color that they picked out) and the kids got to paint and decorate them. That was fun. Friday we had a fun "circus" set up and there were lots of activities to do. That is where the fun for some of us ended though. It was during this fun play time that Laura was hurt jumping on the trampoline. She ended up going to the hospital with Alan and I around 2:00ish. We spent about 6 hours at Ogden Regional Hospital where they discovered how broken her little leg was. The cat scan showed 8 separate breaks. It was down by her ankle and even broke her growth plate. We ended up taking her up to Primary Children's Hospital in SLC. We got there about 9:30 that same night. It wasn't until 2:40 in the morning, Saturday, when she finally went in for surgery. She ended up with 3 pins in her leg. We were able to leave at noon that day. I am pleased to say that she is doing much better and will be getting the pins out on the 3rd! She can't wait!!
We started off August with a real bang!! We were able to drive down to Arizona and spend time with my family down there. Jeff was back from Iraq for a 2 week vacation, so we were able to spend time with him and his family. It was great. We really missed Jere and Jen and there kids though. We had fun going to the park, swimming, playing games, hanging out, and just enjoying each other's company. But as with all good things, this was way too short a trip. Oh well! All good things do end up ending before you are ready for them too.
We finished up summer break with Aryus getting both of his feet casted. He has been dealing with a growth plate injury in both of his heels for about a year now. We tried taking care of them with out going to the extreme of casts, but obviously that didn't work. He only has to wear them for 3 weeks and so will be getting them off the day after Laura gets her leg taken care of. He will be using orthodics though.
Well, now that I have written a small book, I will end for now. Hope all is well with you all! May the Lord bless and keep you safe from harm. All my love!!