Catch up time!!!

Well I actually have a lot to catch up on. A few weeks ago Josh and I went car shopping in Salt Lake and Murray area. We had Drake and Juicy in the car with us so we were just getting in and out of the car looking at different cars. Anyway, at one point Juicy snuck out of the car and ran off. Neither Josh or I noticed so we just drove off thinking she was still in the back seat sleeping. The bad thing about the whole story is we didn't even notice she was gone until a couple of hours later. When we finally noticed Josh and I both panicked and felt horrible!!! We backtracked every move we made but she was no where to be found. We searched for her for five days straight and found out that she was last seen in Murray the night we lost her. Josh and I were both completely heart broken and I was a mess. I knew I loved that dog but I never realized how much! We had so many people that helped us look for her everyday, my mom was just as heartbroken as I was. We are so lucky to have such good friends and family though that were so helpful! We lost Juicy on Saturday night and after searching for five days I got a call on Thursday evening from a young kid that told me he found her! I didn't believe him at first but after he described her perfectly to me I know that it was her!!!! I had to go to practice so Josh and Drake drove right there and picked her up. A family from West Jordan picked her up late Saturday night in Murray and took her home. We still aren't sure why they took so long to call us but we don't even care, we are just so glad she is home!!! HOME SWEET HOME!!!



Drake also started Preschool this month!!! It is so crazy that he is old enough to go to school. I had a blast school shopping for him and getting everything ready the night before but when I actually dropped him off and left him there, it was the craziest feeling ever! I felt like I didn't know what I was supposed to do. Luckily I had a bunch of stuff to catch up on here at home but coming home to a quiet house was defiantly out of the norm. He was so happy and excited when I picked him up so that made me feel really good. I am really happy for him and I know that it will be so good for him!
BLUE DAY: TOOK BLUE CAR FOR SHOW AND TELL



FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

BACK TO SCHOOL DAY

On the last note, we have been very lucky to spend some really good quality time with my Dad lately. My Dad was diagnosed with Colon cancer a few months ago and because it is so fast spreading, it has spread through out almost his entire body. He has done a couple of chemo treatments but because the chemo cannot get rid of all the cancer and he was really miserable during the treatments he has decided to just try and enjoy these last moments of his life. I know so many people have gone through similar experiences in their own lives so if you've been through it you know that cancer is NOT fun. My Dad has been really strong and positive throughout the whole process. Cancer is not fun at all but in a weird way this has really been a blessing for our family. We haven't always been super close to my Dad and Drake really didn't know him at all but in the past few months we have been able to do some really fun things and have a good time with him and his family. I am so grateful that we have had this time to spend with him and really get to know him again. The doctors have just recently given him 3-6 weeks to live which has been really hard to swallow. It has happened much faster than any of us expected and we are just praying that we will be able have a few good moments with him!!!