So much to say, so little time...

Okay, the blog thing is lagging a bit. What can I say, I have been busy having the time of my life with my wonderful boys and finding time to sit down at the computer has been pushed down low on the priority list. Sorry for all of you "so interested" readers out there.
Lots of things have been going on in "el casa Donaldson" of late. Some of you may not know that we had to leave are beloved Suncrest in early July. The owners asked us if we would be willling to move out a month early because they wanted to put the house on the market. Tim and I knew that the day would come. We had a crazy winter up there and while we loved it, we knew we needed to leave for practicle reassons. So what do we do??? Pack up and move to Eagle Mountain!!! So may say "How practicle is that?" Well, I must say, not much, but we LOVE our new home. It is PERFECT for our family. I have learned the value of the terms " custom built, with tons of upgrades!!!" Our other place was much too big for us. We had two vaccant bedrooms in the basement and we wanted something that was more accomodating to our family of four. Even though we downsized in space, the house is positivly perfect for us. I will post some pictures of it as soon as I find the memory cards for our camera.
For all of you golfers out there, we back right on to a golf course so "Y'all come on down!" The kids are adjusting very well. We thought that they would have a difficult time transitioning because they had a lot of good friends in Suncrest, but they are meeting TONS of new friends and they still keep in touch with their ole Suncrest pals. One of the neet things about living in "Highlands on the Green" (that is the name of our subdivision) is that we have our own private community pool . It is literally less then a block away and the kids and I go swimming almost everyday. They are little fish and I must say that my suntan is getting better everyday. A lot of the neighborhood moms come with their children and we have a good time talking and letting the kids play. I truly love it here.
In other news, Ben just turned eight on the first. My dad flew out and we had a family birthday party with my dad, and Marge and Douge. We had a lot of fun. Ben loves Indiana Jones and so he got a lot of Indian Jones stuff. Grandma Marge and Grandpa Doug got Ben an awesome Indianna Jones action figure, a really cool hummer thing that Indy rides in, and a new spidy swim suite. I got Ben Lego Starwars the complete Saga for Wii and the Lego Indian Jones Kingdom of the Crystal skull set. He loves legos!! Tim got Ben the Lego Indianna Jones game for Wii and five new chapter books. (Ben loves to read, especially chapter books) Gampy (my dad) bought Ben an awesome new scooter and helmet. Ben has a razor and is soooo good on it. He has now graduated to an Xcelerator which has a pedal on the back that propels you foward. Ben is doing awesome on it. Pretty soon he will be graduating to skate and surfboards... where does the time go??? Grant was a good sport about Ben's birthday. And the two of them have loved playing the new Will games and building the legos. Ben will be having his first "sleepover" party in a few weeks, and he will be getting baptized during the first part of September. We are really happy for him and he is very excited about it. He will also be starting scouts soon.
School is starting on the 18th and the boys and I have been busy getting ready for it. They have been working hard all summer on their Math and reading and I feel that they are going to go into the school year with a leg up. I start student teaching at the end of the month and I have been pretty nervous about it, but also very excited. I will be done in December and no more schooling unless I want to get my PHd, but that won't be anytime soon. I am going to slow down for a bit and enjoy my career.
Any who, that is all for now, I promised Tim I would watch 3 10 to Yuma with Tim since I drug him to Mama Mia on Friday!