And we're off again....

After our long weekend at the lake, Julie came up with the kids again because Jim is deployed now. It was such a gift for me to get to see them in May and then again in July! We did much better on pictures during the May visit, so we didn't take many this time around. Two days after Julie left, Tommy and I flew out to Tucson to see Carissa and Darcy and to meet William, Carissa's son who was born last September. The kiddos pretty much peacefully co-existed but didn't always love being around each other. In the last 3 pictures, you can see the series that Carissa took that are hilarious. The looks on their faces are priceless. That pretty much captures the ups and downs they had together all week. But Carissa and I loved all our time together so that is what really matters!!! I must add, by the way, that Tommy was terrified of feeding the giraffes but had no problem touching a snake...