Live, Love, Laugh: The Year 2010

Since I haven't updated our blog since January, I think maybe it is time to let you all know what has all gone on this year so far. Well, at least the vacations we have been on :) Nothing much has changed around here. Zoey and Molly are about the same, still have a little puppy in them both. They are well behaved, but for some reason took a liking to our bed spreads. We have gone through 3 bed spreads this year....we decided to wait until winter to buy a new one hoping they have grown out of this obsession.

I finally, after 9 months, have come to an end with my problem tooth. Last October I had a filling done on a molar. In January it started bothering me and the dentist thought maybe the filling didn't set right so he redid the filling at no cost. Didn't help, felt the same. I couldn't chew on the side of my mouth at all. After the failed filling we did a porcelain filling thinking it would fill a crack if present. Didn't help, felt the same still couldn't chew. I saw a specialist, it was indeed a cracked tooth and probably needed a root canal. After months of dealing with this, 2 weeks ago I finally had a root canal and a crown put on it and for the first time this year I can chew on that side of my mouth. I'm cured! Wish I would have just gotten the root canal done right away.

In February we went to Arizona for a week with the Speer's and stayed in a rental house. Then in July we went on the De Jong camp out for a long weekend in Coralville, IA which was also a lot of fun. T.J. and I had fun painting the camper before we left....I don't have a picture of it but my mom does. Looks brand new! Then, just last week, August 21-27 T.J. and I flew to California to visit Rocky De Jager. Rocky played football with T.J. @ Northwestern and was also an usher in our wedding. It was nice to take a trip just the two of us. He runs a Dairy with his family there. I have added pictures from all of these vacations! there is a lot of them:)

T.J. is still staying busy at the bank and is coaching Jr. Football again this fall. He was in a golf league all summer which he enjoyed. T.J. and I were both in a sand volleyball league all summer too which was a lot of fun. That is pretty much our year so far in a nut shell. Enjoy the pictures!

De Jong Camp out 2010

De Jong Family 2010

Kade loved the carousel

Kade and Caleb playing

T.J. and I gave Kade a bubble blower for his birthday and he thought it

was so funny to blow the bubbles at his face

He also enjoyed blowing the bubbles at peoples feet :)

California 2010

T.J. and Rocky in the rental car

This is a place at Pebble Beach called "Bird Rock" because of all the birds and sea lions and seals that hang out here all the time. Look closely it is covered with sea lions and seals.