More Changes . . .

Mike gets to stay with us in Spokane for a month and a half more. He doesn't have to go to Virginia to snow bird, just for the training. So we are very thankful that we will get to spend about three months (all together) with him. So because of this change he didn't go to a wedding in VA this weekend and we didn't go to Utah yet, because we don't know everything that this entails. (Like if he needs to check in daily?) We will be going sometime next week and be spending the 17-19 in Grand Canyon for a Farley Family reunion. Megan is excited because many of her Farley cousins she hasn't seen since 6th grade, or if so only at a wedding or something. My friends who read this might remember Dallin.
The state of Washington has declared emergancy, there has been so many fires in Spokane, Stevens, and Ferry county and lots of evacuations. It has been very windy and the fires are far from under control, we seem to be out of harms way in Mead - we're about 7 miles from Spokane.
We went to a ward party and boy do they know how to have fun, and I guess that the financial status of everyone compared to our old ward in Logan is far different. There were blow up jumping toys and slides, horse rides, carriage rides, a petting zoo, a live band, and a barbeque. We had loads of fun.
On Thursday we went to the mall to see TNMT the movie (for Rhett) and then Mike was excited that we were somewhere to get Aurora's ears pearced. (pirced, spelling?) He took Madeline for her first birthday to have that done and has been wanting to with Aurora. She cried only for a second and then they gave her a mirror and she loved it and would flip her head side to side modeling each ear, smiling and saying "Daddy, I look pretty."
Madeline and Rhett have been fighting like cats and dogs, and so yesterday when Rhett went to sleep Madeline played a joke on him and colored his lips with a red permanent marker. Then she tried to blaim it on Aurora when she was taking a nap and would not have been able to color in the lines of his lips. Mike would not let me take a picture - saying that it would be mean. But it sure looked funny and showed off his shapely lips. The two have stayed away from eachother today and we haven't had one fight? Maybe Rhett is so mad and planing how to get Madeline back or maybe they got in enough trouble that they decided they didn't want to do the same thing today. (Either way today has been much calmer.) Madeline decorated the dinning room as her day care and has played with Aurora and taken care of her all afternoon.
I downloaded and saved my pictures on my computer and then Rhett got on and erased them all. 357 pictures of Mike's OCS graduation, Maverick's blessing, Aurora's 3rd Birthday, Maverick's 2nd Month, Georgia, the 4th of July, Sydnie and Maverick, and my kids with all the Farley Cousins. I am just sick that I have lost all of these pictures so if any of you would give me copies, e-mails, or a disc of any of these that you were at with us I would greatly appreciate them. (Christi, Matt, Heidi, Mom and Dad or any one else.)

Aurora turned 3 on the first!

Aurora is my little sweetheart. She is adorable, smart, silly, pollite, yet loud, and bossy. She loves to play with dolls, princesses, read books, sing, color, and dance. She loves her siblings and nursary. She is very active. One day she was roaring and we asked if she was a lion, tiger, monster, or a bear. Her answer was "No" to each of them. She said "I am AuROARa." When we tease and say you don't like cottage cheese (for instasnce) she says "Yes me do." She loves to play like my hand is her baby but we haven't had as much time together with baby Maverick. She is at such a fun stage and we get such a kick out of her and could just watch her for hours and her little mind working.
We should be finding out today if MIke can snowbird with us in Spokane, we still don't know about our PCS. I MIGHT BE LEAVING FOR UTAH TODAY FOR A MONTH! So if you'd like to see us call me and we can try to get together. We are also going to be in Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona? and California - so we'll have lots to write about when we get back in August, unless things change, we might be going a little later on in the month.