Catching up...

Wow, things have been sooo hectic around here lately. So much to do…so little time!!

This past weekend we had the Biegler Family Reunion. We have this every year on the 3rd weekend of August. It was a blast as always!! Good food, family, and softball. It was a beautiful day as well…only in the 70’s!! Nice contrast to the past years where it’s typically in the upper 80’s-90’s. It was so nice to be around family…Chaske and I truly enjoy and appreciate all the family we have around us here. Also, the morning of the reunion the guys went golfing…this yearly tradition is one Chaske just loves! He fits right in with our family…he really appreciates and enjoys his time with them.

In more “catch up news”- we also made a trip the cities in the middle of July to see my cousin and her family! We got to meet their new addition Easton!! He is sooo cute! We had a blast…visiting them is always a good time! We try to make that visit a yearly mini-vacation! :) Visiting them this time around also meant we got to see my cousin’s husband before he gets sent off to Afghanistan. Sad to see him leave his family and newborn baby boy, but we are very proud of him and hope for a safe return. One of the best parts of this trip was knowing in a month they would be coming back to stay with us for the family reunion…so saying goodbye wasn’t so sad…this time around anyway. Their little guy Aiden just loves Chaske. They are definitely best buds for life :) He even made a countdown for returning for the reunion…so cute! I also got to watch my cousin’s daughter Deja play soccer…very cool!! We loved every second we spent with them- my cousin’s husband Mark also took Chaske to go tubing down the river with his friends…very cool! If you know Chaske- he’s always up for some water adventure! Being around that little baby boy definitely made me even more impatient :)

So, all in all, it’s been a fun summer. Busy, but fun! Being around family and having fun is helping distract ourselves from waiting for our little one! So far, it’s working…our family and friends are so supportive around here…we couldn’t ask for more!!

Hope you’re enjoying your summer!!!

Until next time…

Tasha & Chaske

Africa

So- as many of you probably have heard and seen there is a major crisis going on for the horn of Africa. This includes countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya...It is truly heartbreaking. I can't help, but feel the need to do more than just donate and pray. I hope that you find it in your hearts to do something to help these people. Anything is better than nothing at all. You may feel like you don't make a difference, but any little bit here is huge over there. Even if the amount you donate provides food for one starving child for a short period of time...it's something! We are all called to help one another. I know it's easier to turn away and go about your day, but that doesn't make it right!!! It's so easy to donate and cut something simple out of your life for awhile...starbucks, pedi/mani, whatever...just do something! :)

If you want to help a really good website is: http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."