July 28th 2013 update

I have been pretty bad over the last month to update the status on the blog.  Sorry for that.  There was a lot that happened in our lives that I haven't caught up on.  Lilly got out of school on the 21st of June.  That Sunday, we headed down to Utah as a family.  Jess and the Kids stay in Utah for 3 weeks until the 10th of July.  They had a good time with the families during their time there.  They drove back to Seattle in a caravan with Jess's parents.  Jess's parents are heading to Hawaii for 6 months while her Dad does more research in the islands.  Her parents stayed with us in Seattle for a week and a half as they shipped their car and left from her to Hawaii.

I only spent a couple days in Utah before I flew out to Dresden, Germany for work.  We acquired a team in Dresden that I have mentioned previously.  I spent two and a half weeks in Germany working with the team there.  It was productive.  It is a gorgeous city with the Elbe flowing through the middle.  We were able to bike to work a number of the days along the river.  It is amazing to spend time in a city with a lot of history.

Since I got back from Germany, we have tried to get back into a Summer routine with the kids.  We are counting down the time until we finish with Sarah's treatment sometime in November.

Yesterday, we had the ward picnic at Hamlin Park here in Shoreline.  It was a beautiful day and a great day to let the kids get out and run around.  We love the ward and our friends out here.  We are grateful for all the help that we have and the love that surrounds us.

I am trying something new with some pictures. Here is the album of pictures from Dresden:

Dresden, July 2013