wishing it didn't have to end...

we are having such a blessed weekend! we found out that jay passed his ASVAB test to get into the military! :) yay...here comes a job!! woo woo!! and he'll be sworn in sometime this coming week. what an experience this will be! my husband has on the the MILITARY channel right now and it is showing how the people in bagdad blew up a US army truck. :( i mean, we are pretty much guaranteed that he will have to serve at least 1 tour even though he is only doing the RESERVE right now. BUT, we know this is the way that we are supposed to go and other families have it worse than we will. we are thankful...very thankful for the opportunity to make some money and have a job. as of now, he will be shpped off to basic training August 25 and he'll go straight to A.I.T school for a total of 29 weeks gone :( again, most families have it worse than we will. and we also know, from other military friends, that the military always changes so this info is based on what they have told us now. anyways, praise the lord for this opportunity!!

last night we had a fabulous time hosting the high school youth group at the house for a luau!!! limbo, tiki torches, leis, s'mores....ahh...what else could be more fun?! NOTHING!! haha...it was fun watching the kids do a hula relay and play "feed the monkey"! we laughed, and screamed, and just enjoyed life! we spent all day cleaning and setting up and about an hour before guests were to arrive, an ominous cloud gathered in the sky and drenched everything! lol, we don't know why these things happen, but it didn't stop us at all! we did all the games in the rain and the kids jumped in the pool (yes, even in the rain and thunder)! to be honest, i think the luau was a much better hit in the rain! it was hilarious! the night ended with all of us sitting in a circle playing catch phrase!!

this morning, one of isaac's friends had a birthday party! they played "pirates" filled with a treasure map, a plank, and pirate hats! he had a blast! now, we are off for a game night with friends! our kids are getting ready to be tucked into bed as we slip out for the evening! hence why the title is "wishing it didn't have to end..." what a hysterical and wonderful weekend!