First up, we have CALLED TO SERVE! That's right ladies and gentlemen, Bradley has his mission call! He'll be spending the next two years of his life in Raleigh North Carolina, spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Spanish language! It was fun to have his call come and find out where he's going...I was so unsure what to imagine in terms of where he might go! Nothing quite felt really "right" to me when I thought of places. But, now that he has his call, I must say that North Carolina really does feel right. Bradley himself had a guess of SOUTH Carolina, so he was pretty darn close! Anyway, part of why I have done a terrible job blogging lately includes all the hustle and bustle of trying to get him ready: shopping for stuff, getting him to the temple, and the like. But with a little over a month before he heads to the MTC, I think we have him all set to go! (Cross fingers)
A few days after Bradley got his mission call he GRADUATED with High Honors from dear old Davis High School! Hooray Bradley! We're now two down, two to go on the kids graduating...ack! Where does the time go!?! Besides being supported at graduation with the immediate family, Grandma and Grandpa, and Heather and her kids, we also had Grammy and Grandad got to come out from Iowa to show their support for Bradley, which was great as well. 
Next up is EAGLES...I have TWO Eagle scouts now! Although Bradley and Trevor finished their Eagle Projects about 6-9 months ago, we actually tried to plan ahead and have their Eagle Court of Honor while my Mom and Dad were here for Bradley's graduation, and when (we hoped) to have three Eagles! But alas, Jacob was not quite finished with his project, so we had to go with just a double Court of Honor, and we'll have another when Jacob officially finishes. Hmm...maybe Jacob just didn't want to share his special day with his older brothers!
As for the GO HOME part, we had Melanie decide to come home this summer after the job hunt did not produce the desired job..or any summer job at all, desired or not! It's a lot cheaper to live at home for free than it is to rent an apartment in a town where you have no job. And, lucky break for her, she was actually able to find a job down here, so it all worked out perfectly...free rent AND a job! It's been great to have her home, especially since Bradley will be leaving soon, it feels good to have everyone here together! Finally, we have the PACIFIC NORTHWEST, which is where we spent our last hoorah family vacation before Bradley leaves. We drove up, stopping along the way in Boise Idaho, Hood River Oregon, a quick stop in Portland, and then finally arriving in Seattle Washington. Some of the things we enjoyed on our trip included watching part of the Iron Man Triathalon in Boise; kayaking and hiking in Hood River; getting big bad Voodoo Donuts in Portland as well as trying desperately to find a Nike Store; the City Pass in Seattle (which allowed us for one price to go to museums, the aquarium, the top of the Space Needle, and a cruise of Elliott Bay); a Mariner's Game (they won and we got free souvenir Ichiro jerseys!); a day trip to Bremerton to see Dee and Judy; and seeing and taking pictures at 3 temples: Boise, Portland, and Seattle. The weather on our trip was great, and we didn't hardly see more than a drop or two until the day we left Seattle. It was a really fun vacation, and we had plenty of fun and plenty to do!
And there you go...that's how our summer's been!
