Well, here we are almost a year into our journey in Iowa. The feelings today are mostly of being homesick and missing family. It was a year ago today, that some "issues" were partially settled, but feelings remain bitter. It was also a time of great family togetherness. We spent a lot of quality time with family and friends the week of our departure and we want you all to know that we treasure those moments and miss you all deeply.
So, as we try to look forward to all the positive that Iowa has to offer our family, we revel in the fresh start of this holiday with a bitter sweet sense of reckoning....
We attended the Annual Telfor BBQ last night. That is always a wonderful time to be around them. They truly are amazing people from the grown-ups all the way down to the youngest...
Helena spent most of the night cuddling one of the new puppies. The puppy is a light tan and white, similar to Gizmo. Helena has dubbed her "Molly." Helena is working on softening Arlon and I up to the idea to have a puppy... We'll let you know how that turns out. She also hung out with her friends and did the "pre-teen" thing. She has definately found some really great girls to take the teenage journey with....
Savanna ran around acting wild and crazy. This seems to be her normal summer mannerism. She too, has found a great group of girls and they act just like little Savanna... She enjoyed the trampoline for most of the night.
I don't think I saw Toby more than once the whole time we were there. He played the Game cube, jumped on the tramp, ate smores and got as dirty as he could!
Junior was a bit fussy, but enjoyed being outside. Yesterday was his debut of the hand and knee crawl. He finally mastered getting up and doing the 'real' crawl. So, now he is into everything... He seems to really enjoy the dog water and food, ofcourse!
I made jello shots for everyone and they all seemed to enjoy it. Not sure how much they are all enjoying it today though... LOL.
Well, off to the second party of the weekend. This one is with Arlon's work friends. We'll let you know how that goes and I will post pictures soon.
Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July and stay safe.
Love, The Welch's
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