July Craziness

We headed out of the heat and up to the cabin for Independence Day. We celebrated with the parade in the morning, an all American dinner and fireworks in the evening. It was even more special this year as Rasmus our families Danish exchange student joined us at the cabin and at home in Mesa after they enjoyed a mini vacation in San Diego. Rasmus is truly a part of our family (although we don't see him often) and it is so exciting to spend time with him and it was so fun to meet his Mom and 2 younger brothers who also felt like family. The weekend ended on a sad note as we found out that my Grandpa passed away on July 5th after a long battle with bone cancer. It is very sad to say goodbye to someone whom I have so many great memories of but I know that he is with Jesus and is no longer suffering.

Parade Time

Treasures from her hike with Daddy
Lauritis (Ras brother) and Malia