Let the Fall being

Well September is right around the corner! And we couldn't be more ready for a break from the heat. Ok, I'll be honest, I never thought I'd say this, but August wasn't so bad here in the ole AZ. We actually had a lot of fun as we found ourselves on several different adventures. We were a busy family which made August (and the heat) go by faster. The best thing that happened to us this August came to us last week when Kim got offered a promotion at work ! We were so happy to have this come around. No, Liz has not been offered any type of promotion, yes Kim's job is better than mine. Thank you to all of our families and friends who have been praying for us and helping us out. We are so blessed to have this small but important promotion for Kim. The first of many as Kim and I say.

This past weekend, Gavin had his first playdate. This is his buddy Elijah, from school. Eli and Gavin had a couple hours of playtime while Eli's mommy and older brothers got to go watch a movie without a toddler. Eli and Gavin were so cute together and we had a lot of fun that day.

We ended our August with Gavin getting a double ear infection. Poor guy. This month he also got all 4 of his 1st molars in. After a bottle and a half of baby tylenol later, we got through August. Due to his double ear infection and his medicine, he had a hard time keeping down food for a couple of days. So this day he got to spend the day at home with mommy, where we played hide-and-go-seek and fried up some baby.

Last weekend, we were invited to go to Lake Pleasant, a nearby lake here in Arizona. We were invited by Kelsey and her bf Carl and his parents. They have a boat out on the lake that we were able to spend the day on. Because of Gavin's ear infections, we didn't want him to go out on the water, so he spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa Hamilton, while Mommy and Daddy had a blast on their day at the lake.

So the weekend before the lake adventures, it was a quiet weekend, so Gavin and Liz decided to get crazy. At work, we got a new dryer, and I was able to take the box home. After 6 hours of cutting, taping, and measuring, Gavin had an amazing new camo box fort to enjoy until it is destroyed. That was it for that weekend.

The highlight of our August came the first weekend of the month. We started our August with an amazing and much needed vacation to Lake Tahoe. We went because Liz's cousin, Matt was married to his long childhood sweetheart, Amy. We had so much fun at their wedding catching up with other Kirks and dancing our hearts out. We ended up staying 3 more days in Tahoe where we went whitewater rafting, swimming in the Lake, and up the tram at Squaw Valley. Gavin had his first run in with a pinecone. He survived :)

All in all, August wasn't so bad. The temperatures are still terrible but its almost fall and we are looking forward to it. Kim started school last week. Gavin turned 16 months. We'll keep you posted as we get into the holidays. Keep in touch with us.