Our last Story days

Where to begin? Well we made it back safe and sound to KY and still can't believe how fast the summer went. We had such an amazing time at Story and miss it already. I will post pictures of our trip back east (my parents came with us) but first to say good-bye to our home for 3 months. There are lots of random pictures here...Andy working, friends visiting, me sewing, and saying good-bye to Courtney and Shaun. First, Andy working....my manly husband (minus the beard) got lots of things done around the camp....fixed air conditioners, cut down trees (look IN the tree), cleaned and organized 3 sheds, painted some windows, completely redid some screen doors, mowed and trimmed the trails, and every once in awhile....took a break.

While he was doing all that and when I wasn't cooking, I was sewing. I took a class at the Story Quilt Shop and made this....I have the material to make 3 more already.Our little Jo is already 4.5 months old! She is a character like her sister and is getting so fat (unlike her sister). She is very healthy and has been nicknamed Smiley Jo (she will smile at anyone who takes the time to talk to her....such a little blessing)!
We were also blessed by visitors who came to hang out with us when we didn't have any camps. The Browns and Poolers from Laramie and the Timbers (from Casper who used to be from Laramie) came for one weekend and we had a blast. The Browns and Timbers together have 7 boys (no girls) and so Hadley had fun chasing them around....or just stood back and watched them. They were in the river from the time they got up until they got in the car to leave (yes, with wet clothes on)!
We were able to spend more time with Sarah and Isaac and Grace and Will too before we left. Hadley loved "Wiw" and "Gace." They came to camp for a night and played in the river and tried out the hurdles. We also went to see them and Hadley enjoyed playing with all their fun things. Grace loves babies and so Jo and her got along great!
And last but not least we had an awesome time getting to see and spend time with my sister Courtney and her husband Shaun. They just bought an awesome house and we ended up spending many a night over there hanging out, playing games, watching movies, or having Wii competitions. This was one of our last nights there making pirogis (a favorite for Court and me). Andy and I also got a couple date nights in with free babysitting...can't beat that. We miss them so much already and hope that if we end up in Wyoming again, we won't be far away from them. Hadley loves her Aunt Courtney and Uncle Shaunie!

So, we are home sweet home and getting back into the swing of things in Louisville. Andy is well into this semester at school and loving it while working as the Head Lifeguard at the seminary pool. I'm trying to get our house together after being gone all summer and getting raise 2 wonderful girls. Our cups runneth over!!! Love to you all!

Summer Time Fun

Only 2 weeks left?!?!?! What happened to our summer? I guess time flies when you are having fun.....and we have been. We had about a month in there where we didn't have any camps scheduled that we had to be here for so we enjoyed spending time around Wyoming. Sheridan had their rodeo days and we went to the parade and then the girls and I went to visit family in Gillette---good to see you all Urbaniaks! We have also been LOVING being a family of four and trying to spend as much quality time as possible with each other before we head back to KY and Andy starts school and work and the rat race that is our life :) The first picture is one of my favorites of Joni (not so much of Hadley since she is playing with her armpit--she is still cute but not very lady-like :))Hadley has really turned into a great big sister. She loves playing with Joni and is getting better with being more gentle---she is learning that Joni can get hurt and that she will cry really loud and let Mommy know when she is being too rough.Trying to put her swimming suit on...."I do it!"Our cute little Joni girl who will be 3 months in a few days (so nuts). She is laughing now and sleeps most of the night....her first feeding is around 5:30 am....we have definitely been blessed by the Lord with good babies!Happy 4th of July....in August. We received these outfits from one of Janet and Kemper's friends in Argentina....they were so cute!God made dirt and dirt don't hurt :) She is NOT afraid of getting dirty, or playing in the dirt, or eating dirt for that matter.
This Hadley and her new belt. We think she may have started a new fashion! These sunglasses are Velcro and so they actually stay on her eyes when she is wearing them. And since they are Velcro, she can easily take them off and wear them where she wants. She went around like this most of the day! We are so excited to see everyone in Louisville but are sad to be leaving camp and Sheridan and the cool weather here. We have had an amazing summer and hope yours have all been wonderful too! My parents are so great and are driving Andy and I back home next week. It will be a little easier saying good-bye to Wyoming since we are bringing them with us. Hope this finds everyone happy and well! Love to you all.

Swimming, swimming, in a swimming pool

It has been so nice for Hadley (and the rest of us) to have a river (or creek) running through camp. Some days it gets pretty warm and so we all go jump in the river....and by jump I mean just barely wade in and get our feet wet. The water is FREEZING but Hadley loves it and wants to go "wimmin" every day! One day we went to Thermopolis to enjoy the hot pools. Even Joni had a good time because there the water is really warm. The picture with the green tub is Hadley playing "in" the water. She is supposed to stand outside of it and use her little cups and pitchers she has, but she had other ideas :)We can't believe that we only have one more month left here. It has been so AWESOME! Andy has started reading for his classes this semester and is looking forward to starting up again. I am excited about going back to Louisville (he only has a year and a half left) but not for the 18 hour drive out! Pray for good babies in the car! Love to you all!

Video Time

Here are a couple videos for your enjoyment. The first is of Hadley dancing at a wedding we went to last weekend. The second is of her floating in the river in a big tub..she was just small enough to fit in it. She actually had pretty good balance but still didn't want Andy to let go. Again, sorry about the clicking our camera makes. Love to you all.

Will's Birthday

Hadley got to go to a birthday party in June for her little friend Will. It was a farm theme and so so so cute. There were a couple other kids there and Hadley had a blast. Since it was at the park, she got to go swinging (her most favorite thing to do) and as party favors, everyone got some bubbles (her second most favorite thing to do). This is what Joni did the whole time. This is Sarah and Will....he is such a cutie! Sarah made this awesome cake! I have already been thinking about what to do for Hadley's 2nd birthday (Curious George?).....hope it is as good as this one! So so cute and it tasted good too!Hadley got to pick which cupcake she wanted and she chose a cow (which Andy helped her eat :)) Happy Birthday Will! We can't believe that it is already July! Where is the summer going? We have a camp this week and then a break for awhile. We hope to get to Cheyenne and Laramie, maybe to Montana to visit my grandparents, and some other stops! It is going too fast! Love to you all.

Our Visitor

As everyone at camp napped this afternoon, and as I watched a movie in the camper, and as Andy worked on bills in the cabin, we had a forest friend come to visit. One of the counselors (not taking a nap) had his camera and took a few shots of the little guy. He came in one side of the camp, crossed the river, went behind the camper and cabin where we were, and went out the other side of camp and down the road. I am slightly glad I didn't see him or I might have freaked. Now I am on constant watching patrol. I hope it was a one time a summer thing. :)

Photo Shoot

These are some of the pictures from the Huber Family Photo Shoot! I wasn't sure about the white but they turned out so great. I'm sure we'll be ordering some of these from Andy's uncle who took them. We had to deal with the wind but who doesn't in Wyoming. Thanks Janet for the good idea!