We're Back

Hey everyone out there in blogland. We're back and trying to catch up on everything that has been put aside since June, when we began traveling. We're happy to be home although we have had a great time this summer on vacation with our families in Europe and on the Kenyan coast for our branch conference (see pool picture). It has been so long since I last made an entry that there is too much to say, but we're all doing well and readjusting to normal life - in this case, a very good thing indeed.

The kids had a great time in the pool and ocean during conference. Even Jack went under water. We have an annual waterpolo match for the ladies and one for the men. The guys said it was harder to push Dusty around this year since he's regained his weight. What a rock! Tessa refused to leave the water, even when her lips were blue. Her favorite thing was blowing bubbles, and she loved her floaties, even when she wasn't swimming.

Yeah, we did also have some business meetings, which went pretty well and seemed shorter than previous years. We had a good spiritual refreshment speaker, but I felt like I missed a lot of what he said while I was attending to Jack's needs. Tessa had a great time in the childcare - so much so that she stopped crying when we dropped her off and then didn't want to leave. This must mean parental success - or the childcare team's success. Whatever - we were all happy. And at the end of the session, when the kids performed their songs and verses, Tessa pulled the classic maneuver by trying to take off her shirt and revealing her belly for the whole audience!