Jakob Daniel and Everleigh Grace Hall

The kids threw a bridal shower for their teacher, Miss Nikki, who is getting married on August 12.  The boys wore bow ties, and the girls wore pipe cleaner tiaras as they had a quick pretend ceremony.  Then they ate "I do!" cupcakes.

This past weekend we packed up the car (again...busy summer!) and headed to Hamilton to see the Hall side of the family.  Although we've seen pictures, it was our first time seeing the housing swap in person, and it was even more fantastic than we could have imagined.  Heather and Mark came up from Texas to assist for a month, and the work they did on the English Ave. house should be featured on one of those remodeling shows on TLC, that's how incredible it is.  Grandma and Grandpa Hall found a way to feature the majority of their beautiful furniture in a smaller space, which was equally impressive.  Travis and Jaimie have been hard at work making the big house into "their" house, and we couldn't believe how much has changed.  The new porch is even better than the original (didn't think that was possible), and the inside looks absolutely huge.  Kenzie has a lovely bedroom (in Dan's old room, aww!), and the playroom/tv room was a favorite for the kids. ...

Jakob and Celdric had a mighty reunion, and the kids had a blast playing soccer with some older kids, seeing other friends from baseball, and dancing.  They actually played so much independently that Dan and I were able to sit on the blanket, eat, and talk with Celdric's parents.  Dare I dream we're entering a fabulous phase filled with coherent thoughts and full conversations?!?!