Busy, Busy, Busy

Well, what can I say but sorry for being gone so long. We have been very busy with family and friends and to top it off the hardrive on our computer went bad so we had to get a new one (thank goodness for the extended warranty that we almost didn't buy!?!?!). But we are back and I plan to get back into my semi regular blog updates. So today is not going to include any pictures because I need to reload our picture program onto the new hardrive, So next time I will post the pictures.
So what have we been up to? Well 3 weeks ago Craig's parents came to visit for a little over a week. This was so great because we hadn't seen them in about 9 months and obviously this means they had never met Josiah. We had a fun filled first couple of days. We went to a birthday party, the zoo, and a beautiful hike to Wallace Falls. After that we slowed down as we all got sick. It was a bummer to be sick but we still really enjoyed our time together. A couple of days after they left we went on a trip to Palm Desert, CA to see Papa and Nana Ushler. This was a lot of fun and we were all finally recovering from our colds. We went to the pool every day and enjoyed wearing sandals, shorts, and swim suits. I think the temperature averaged low to mid 90's while we weer there. Hot! Hot! Hot! A couple of days after returning from CA we had our good friend Jake Beaty visit us for a couple days. We had a lot of fun catching up. Isaac absolutely adores Jake and became his permanent shadow while he was staying with us. Last weekend we got to celebrate Mother's day with my (Jennifer) mom in Anacortes. Things seemed like they were slowing down to a normal pace and routine but we have one more weekend with guests. we have some great friends from the ministry we were in who are going to come up and stay with us for a few days. It will be good to catch up. And Isaac loves to play with their 5 boys. Yes, I did say 5 boys, which will bring the total occupancy in our house to 7 boys under the age of 9 and 4 adults. 13 people in a 2 bedroom house. WOW! Don't ask how it works but it does and we love it! We love having friends over. We are blessed with great friends that are like family to us and are excited at any chance we get to spend with them. Well that is all for now. I will try and post some pictures from our latest adventures soon!