It feels like we have a ton to catch up on... hopefully we won't disappoint with this post. :)
Looks like we need to back track to May. Eeeek! Well, the end of May anyway. :)
Over Memorial weekend we were in Las Vegas, NV. Maren had some classes to attend for work and since she had her own room Tyson was able to go with and have fun while Maren listened to lectures. We stayed at the Aria and got a room on the 12th floor... not very high considering those hotels are insanely tall but it still gave us a pretty nice view.
We walked around a lot there. It was perfect. One thing that's become pretty apparent over time is we enjoy active vacations and getaways. Biking, hiking, walking, etc. Never a dull moment. :)
The first weekend in June was drill weekend (boo) which meant going out of town wasn't going to happen. The past 3 years we've managed to get away around the 4th of June because it's our anniversary but this year with Tyson having his military duties it just wasn't in the cards. One the 4th we both took the day off from work and hung out and shopped and went out to lunch and dinner together. It's really important to us to spend time with each other on special days like our anniversary and each others birthdays. Plus, any chance to hang out together all day and be goofy is perfect for us!
On the 11th of June Tyson started a new position at his work since he found out his department would be shut down in August. We feel really grateful that he was able to find something so quick and that his work was actively helping those employees find new positions. The downside to this new position is it meant no time off during training and we had planned on going to Lake Powell with Tyson's family from the 13th of June to the 17th. That didn't stop us from at least making it there for about 36ish hours! It was a whirlwind trip but it was well worth it.
We came home on the 17th (Fathers Day) and after scrubbing off the red sand from Lake Powell we headed over to Maren's family dinner. Her oldest brother and his wife and their 3 kids were in town from Alaska! We don't get to see them near as much as we'd like to so this was a wonderful treat. Their kids are so much fun and so well behaved. While they were in town Maren's dad got tickets to the Real Salt Lake soccer game so a bunch of the family went to watch the Real play (and sadly lose to) the Galaxy. We also took a trip to Blickenstaffs in Orem. Such an awesome little candy/toy store. Everyone was in HEAVEN.
Since there was a fire extremely close to our place we took our puppies to Tyson's parents house and spent the night at Maren's parent's with the nieces and nephew from Alaska. Sadly we had to say gooodbye the very next morning. Lucky for us that ended up being the day that Maren's brother came home from deployment! We were able to go on base to watch his plane land and greet him. Tyson spotted him first and off Maren went to give him a big hug. Since he's been home we've been ableto hang out quite a bit. We sure did miss him and it's great to have him home.
The first week in July brought the 4th of July celebrations and some super crazy times at Maren's work. Her office moved into a new building and the contractors ran late so there was plenty of juggling for her. Tyson was great in helping out around home and being patient with her wonky schedule. (good news is at least one of those days she was able to wear sweatpants and a t shirt into the office!)
On the 21st of July we went with our friends to Lagoon. OHMY was it fun. It was really great to get time to hang out with them because not only are they awesome people but they understand the infertilty situation and they are also starting the adoption process! It's nice to have people to talk with about some of the hard stuff that 'get it'. We're really excited for them to get their adoption under way. :)
So far the first half of August has been fairly quiet. We attended the Families Supporting Adoption Conference last weekend and it was great! There were some really great sessions. After we got home Saturday Maren's brother came over and we hung out, went to dinner, got frozen yogurt at U-Swirl (YUM!) and watched movies. Such a great weekend. Almost every night we have been able to work out together and do the Skogg kettle bell workouts or run. Getting in shape has been so much fun and doing it together has made it even better!
This weekend will bring some craziness. Tyson's dad turned 50 today and one thing he really wanted to do is go skydiving... with the family. Tyson's dad, mom, brothers, sister, sister-in-law and us are all going! Hopefully we'll have some super fun pictures to post on here. Maren is pretty scared of heights so she's really nervous but Tyson is more excited than anything.
So there is our little update on the happenings in our life lately. :)
