So excited for summer!

We are half way done with this year! Wow! I am so excited for this summer. I am determined to spend as much time outside as possible! Doing pretty good so far. Hit the pool a few times this week. One day by myself, and then 2 days with kids.

Today, we are going to attempt the beach... with 2 kids. I have not taken kids to the beach before, just pools. Also, never gone to the beach here on a weekend, and we are going 4th of July weekend. It will be fun!
I have spent so much time this week on the phone. Everything is really starting to come together. I am amazed at the speed of it. Have the lawyer. Getting all that info emailed to them to get done this week. Been talking with the IVF coordinator, and we are "manipulating my cycles" to get everything on schedule. Also talked with a Tricare advisor to find out how everything needs to work for them. We are on schedule for creating embryos in September! Then hoping to do the transfer in October or November! November seems like so far away, but I know it is right around the corner.
Brian is leaving for training this month, and will be back at the beginning of August. He is getting excited that everything for the baby is coming together.

My brother, Andrew is marrying his love, Monica, at the end of July! I can not wait to see them! I will be driving with my other brother, Patrick and beautiful sis-in-law, Laura. BTW... Today is their 4th anniversary!

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL and SAFE weekend and holiday!

Update 6/27

Oh boy! These are the kinds of weeks that I think "You mom's must have super powers!" I don't have kids 24/7 and I just can not seem to catch up! Lol.

Since my last update, we have made some major progress on the baby front! I learned how to use Skype! :-) Brian and I had our Skype consult with the Doctor from Arizona Center for Fertility Studies. I think that was actually in my last update. Basically, he just walked us through the basics of the process. I really like him. At the beginning of June, I had my appointment with my Gastro doctor. There is no change in my illness at that time. We talked about the surrogacy, and he is excited for us about it. He cleared me for the stimulation and egg harvesting! YAY! :-) I will, however, have to have appointments with him every 2 weeks during the process. Wow!
I had an appointment with the IVF coordinator last week. Talk about information overload! It was awesome though. She went through every tiny detail of the process. So many tests! So many meds! Lol. Already, every step of this, I am just amazed at the ability to do this! We worked out a tentative schedule for the egg harvest and creating the embryos. Looks like we are going to be completing this phase approximately the end of September! That is only 3 months! They will create the embryos and then freeze them until we are ready for implant.
We are still unsure of when Brian's deployment is, so I am glad that we will have that phase done! Plus that way we don't have to stress about Caryn and my bodies "syncing" correctly. Less stress=better chance of results. :-)

We had another yard sale last weekend. I am shocked at how well they are doing! This one, we made about $300! I am also loving that my house is getting cleared out! ;-)

I started a weight loss challenge with my Herbalife products! I am down almost 10lbs now, and feel so much more alert and in control of my body!

I also just found this awesome company through a friend, called Wildtree. I got a bunch of samples of the product and am really wanting to do a tasting soon. It is a line of all natural cooking products that helps you make healthy and delicious meals from scratch while cutting your grocery bill in half! I have only tried a few things so far, but it all looks soooo good, and simple! They are also a peanut free facility!

 I used the "Just Like Mom's Meatloaf" Mix and

 made meatballs. They were sooo good!

I am starting a new site to have all the info about Herbalife and Wildtree. I am so excited about both these products. I have loved adding Herbalife into our life, and am looking forward to including Wildtree also. The new site is called "The Stepping Stones" the web address is www.thefirststepforward.com.