This and That in July

 We went to the ranch and took Summer so she could ride a horse for the first time!

Grown-up birthday dinners for Kimberly and Stephanie!

We also celebrated Sutton's 2nd birthday and got to see a bunch of the Jolly family!

Adventures of Aidan and Avery

Aidan took a break from having a normal summer and went SKYDIVING with Aunt Lindsay! Cookie had given him a choice of skydiving, helicopter lessons, or racecar driving for his 18th birthday and of course he chose the most dangerous. They had a blast and Aidan even said he would do it again!

Avery went to a quinceanera with her friend Olivia, interned for a few weeks at a vet's office, and found out a week after our 4th of July party that she had broken her hand after going down the inflatable slide! We had blown it off and told her it was fine but when she kept complaining about pain, I took her in and there it was on the X-ray! Who knew?

 

4th of July

Even though we had lost Griffin a few days before, we had our 4th of July party as planned and we were actually SO happy to see our friends. We had such a blast and even got to enjoy some fireworks that a neighbor set off! 

Saying Good-Bye

We lost our very best friend this month. Griffin, our loyal lovable supermutt, stopped eating one day and tests showed issues with his stomach and kidneys that didn't improve with medicine. He was very lethargic and became unable to use his back legs. We knew he was telling us it was time. We made plans with his very caring vet on Friday, and over the weekend we spent every moment loving on him and making him comfortable (Daniel cooked a filet to perfection for his last dinner). Then on Monday, after a very long and lovely life, he peacefully crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We were able to stay with him and tell him he was a good boy until the very end. It's a huge loss and we are still getting used to the quiet around the house and the void in our hearts. Griffin was the perfect dog for our family and brought us so much joy. We had him for exactly 128 months and we will miss him forever.