A Family Visit

So I figured it was about time for an update. Sorry it took so long. This has been one very busy, crazy summer. Here's a rundown of what we've done so far.

1) We've moved out of Aggie Village. Hooray!

2) Cele has participated in two out of four camps she has scheduled for this summer. Both of her first two were through her school and were focused on science and engineering. In the first she got to build her own trebuchet and in the second she got to go on several field trips, including where her grandpa (used to) work in the Space Dynamics Lab, all focused on exposing the kids to the world of engineering. She had a blast at both.

3) We had a fun visitor for a week. Cele's favorite cousin came to visit from Spokane. What a blast the girls had together. We loved having her visit. Cele sure didn't want her cousin to go home at the end of the week! The pictures below are from her visit.

Cele waiting, not so patiently, for her cousin to appear at the airport

Celestra and Brianne together for the first time since Bri's High School graduation.

Nah they don't like each other now do they?

Hanging out with uncle Jack/dad in the front room

Hmm where to put you.... I think you will find your home in...

Ravenclaw!

And just where shall I put you? Why I think

your true friends shall be found in....

Slytherin

You might think they're excited about the last Harry Potter huh

As Part of Brianne's visit, we gave her a little tour of USU since her mom and I are both alumni (though I'm still going).

Having fun with the sculpture outside the Natural Resources building

The fountains behind the TSC (Taggart Student Center)

The view at the top of Old Main Hill

Old main's foundation sure looks like a castle

The cool Asian statue on campus

The Business building - tallest building on the campus

Me thinks Cele is tired

The new library

The Performance building - the newest building on campus

(fun fact: Cele and I have both gotten to perform here. It's AMAZING)

We're back!

Day 31 - A picture of yourselfWell since it didn't say it had to be recent. Here is a picture of me from a few years ago. Back when my hair was long enough to sit on and get caught in everything!

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Well this one was fairly obvious for me. I still miss my mom but I always will.

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

You gotta love this pic of Celestra. The story still makes me laugh. The day before pictures she was outside goofing off and scraped up her nose, thus the band-aide. Then right before school on picture day she does it again, and thus we have the scrape below the band-aide. The big grin? Yeah that's the best part.

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
The one thing I am the most scared of is loosing Celestra. It would kill me and I'm not sure I could go on without her. It is amazing to me the strength shown by those parents out there that have lost a child and are still able to go on. That is beyond my imagining. She is my world.

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
The bestest family member in the world. Even if she is a bit of a goofball most of the time. Love you tons baby girl.

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
My family is very important to me. I missed out a lot on the extended portion of that with my childhood and I am forever grateful that Celestra is blessed with an absolutely amazing extended family. We are also extremely blessed with an additional family that, for some odd reason, claim us even though we hold no blood relation to them. You are all amazing and we love you tons, both blood and adopted.

Day 25 - A picture of your day
Yep this is really what we did today. Made a trip down to the airport to pick up my niece and Cele's favorite cousin. Partly because Brianne is her only female cousin.