Hot town, summer in the city....

It is sooo hot!!! I am ready for fall! This is the second or third week of 98 or higher degree weather. Today it is 103 and tomorrow is supposed to be 106 with heat index of 112. So needless to say we haven't been doing much during the day. Taking it easy and enjoying the last couple weeks before school starts is all we've been doing- and eating a lot of ice cream.

We did take the kids bowling on Saturday. We had promised them we would as a reward (that they picked) for doing such a great job at school last year. So thanks to kidsbowlfree (Thank you Alisa!) they got to bowl 2 games with just the cost of shoe rental. It was so fun to watch their three different styles, and they loved doing it together. Here's my cuties in their sweet bowling shoes:



In other news, we have started trying to sell Jarod's truck. This is out of choice not out of necessity, so we are willing to wait for the right price. We have two main reasons why we are selling the truck: to have room to travel in with 4 kids come this winter and b/c we are wanting to downsize to another minivan. We have really been feeling God challenging us in how we live- basically how can we live more sacrificially so that we can make a difference in someone else's life. We don't want pride or material things to come in the way. I will maybe write on that more at another time but for now that's all I'm going to say. :-) But if you would like a great truck at a great price, let us know!

Jarod's sister had her baby last week! We are so happy for her and Nathan and can't wait to meet Nate Jr.! Hopefully we will be making the KC run to Emporia and KC here in a few weeks (as long as Jarod can get someone to cover that Sunday leading worship). We would love to see both families and some friends we haven't seen in a long time. We'll keep you updated....