Busy, busy week!

It has been a crazy busy week here at the Runions house. On top of running around like a chicken with my head cut off I have been sick. Icky summer cold or something.
Last Thursday I had my "not 4th of July" party. It was a blast. Even my oldest brother Jeff came, which was nice since my mom hadn't seen him in years! Too bad I didn't get any pictures. Lori, Scott, Emily, Danny, Sheryl, TJ, Jake, Elizabeth, Chris, Scott, Cari, AJ, mom, Dallas, Leslie, David and my gang were here. Bob really wanted to play bunco but only a few were game so he ended up playing poker with Lori's husband Scott outside until the mosquitoes became to vicious. We're having a bunco party next month so the guys can get their fix.

So besides the party this week my youngest daughter got her braces on. Now all three will have perfect teeth. Thank you Dr. Rudey. Of course a thank you from him for the $$$ we have spent. Having a good orthodontist is well worth it though. If you live in the Seattle area and need braces I suggest you check him out, he'll do a free consult for you. Rudey Orthodontics So here she is getting them on:

After the braces and the party was the 4th of July. I didn't want to celebrate but gave in after much whining. We went to the movies first and saw Wall-E, what a huge waste of time and money. Really dumb movie. We even bought popcorn. Oh well. After the movie we drove to the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation to buy a few fireworks. Crazy! The fog in the pictures is actually smoke from people lighting of fireworks.

Then we came home and blew a few of our own off. The mosquitoes were out in force though so we didn't stay out long.

The next day, July 5th, Bob and I got all dressed up and went to a wedding. My boss was getting married. His house is absolutely gorgeous, sitting right on a cliff overlooking Gig Harbor. I'm jealous! Here we are all dressed up and ready to go. The picture isn't too horrible considering my 10 year old daughter took it.

And now another super busy week begins. Tonight is Skylar's 13th birthday party. She just wants to hang out with her friends-and I'm glad because I still don't feel good. Then it's back to work, more training so I can go full time this fall. And the end of the week we get ready to go to Lake Chelan for a fabulous vacation.