The Calm Before the Storm

We had a nice two week vacation. David finished all of his Lectures and Labs! He will never have to take another course! He starts his first of four clinical rotations tomorrow. From now till next May he will be in the field learning on the job. It is an exciting chapter but also a little stressful. His rotations are in four different cities out here! Anyway... for the past two weeks we have enjoyed lots of time together, the calm before the storm. ;)

We took several trips to Springfield. We did some shopping and enjoyed the indoor play area at the mall for the kids. We checked out a new park in Springfield called Jordan Valley Park. It has a nice splash pad and water play area for the kids. It was a great way to keep cool on a hot day.

We spent some time at the park here in town. We accomplished some projects around the house. The kids played in our back yard/ dug in the dirt. We swam at our local YMCA...

We took a trip to Kansas City and attended a session at the temple. (Thanks to our amazing sister Kate for watching the kiddos and putting them down for that night!) We also got to spend a little time with our brother Robert and his lovely wife Paige and their kiddos. They were a little sick so we just had a quick picnic at the park. Another visit is in order!

Anyway, it was a marvelous calm. We thoroughly enjoyed it. But the storm has just settled in tonight. David left for his first rotation this afternoon :(... The next eight weeks will be the toughest... the following rotations should be a little easier. Life is an adventure!