dad, it's been a while since we've written but you'll probably understand when we're done with this conversation.
Last time you read what we were doing Jess had just graduated from preschool and we were planning on starting our busy summer. We talked to you that night and we loved it but it made us miss you even more. Mom has had to make the "busy" in our schedule even busier! If we're not distracted and constantly on the go it seems we miss you a lot and want to know when you are coming home..We will feel better soon but we're having a hard time understanding why you have been gone this long eventhough mom keeps telling us it hasn't been that long..Needless to say, we're in survival mode and mom misses you a lot too. Our temporary new life is hard to get used to it seems lately but we're all trying very hard. We're going to school every day this week but only for a half day..This way we get to go somewhere for a little while and Gunnar doesn't nap which means he won't be up till midnight. Mom has joined a new gym and is going to meet with a trainer who is supposed to "whip her into shape". I guess she really must need to blow off some steam because she's never done that before.
Enough of all that...Let's talk about what we've been doing to distract us from how much we miss you.
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit for a few days after Jessica's graduation..We had a great time.Gunnar went on a couple of jeep rides, a couple of scooter rides and fed a lot of ducks! Jessica went shopping, baked cookies for mom's customers at the beauty shop and we both loved the new slip n slide at grandma and grandpa's house. You know there was a lot of roasted marshmallows inbetween all that too and a sleepover at their house..Very weird for mom but she slept like 9 hours in a row which hasn't happened in months!
They left and then next came Brody's pool party..Great time of course but after that party mom is even more determined to get us swimming lessons which we start by the way this week!
The next day was something called your anniversary??We really could't grasp that idea but mom said it was a good reason to take us to the beach so we were willing to go along with it. Mom said you wrote her a nice email and then called her and you talked for a while before we woke up..Thank you for that because she was happy and smiling all day long! Twelve years sounds like a long time to us and yet we're still trying to figure out why we can't remember this event..Anyways mom says next year hopefully we'll all be camping at the beach when it's your next anniversary and it will be a great celebration...
Brody and Taylor went with us and their mom too.We all slept in the same room and it went surprisingly smooth. However you know that if mom and lori set their mind to getting something done, it will get done and go great! Needless to say we can't wait to do it again and we love that hotel! Mom said it's her new favorite place because you had a great time with her there and now we have too! We can't wait till we can all go together.
This will be a busy week mom says..She has a lot of people that need their hair done before we go on our next trip..She keeps telling us to just be patient while she works because if she does then we can keep going on our beach trips. Next is off to Great Grandma's house in Huntington Beach on Sunday. Mom said we'll need to get away on that day and keep busy. She hasn't told us why yet but she said we will be talking to you for sure that day and we're getting a special package together to send to you.. We miss you dad. We're just plugging along waiting for our hearts to not feel so heavy. Be safe and know that we love you and are very proud of you for staying and working. We have been telling mom to call you and tell you to quit and come home but she says once you start something you finish and another dad will get to come home and see their kids because you are staying there. Stay tuned for more beach pics!