It was back to school for the boys this week and after 2 weeks at home, Gail was glad to see that school was back in session. Other than the normal readjustment to schedules and getting back, it was a smooth week for the boys. Matthew has shown some great improvement in his grades and Nikolas got to be the line leader this week, which means he was one of the best behaved in his class. The boys were glad to get back to school and be with their friends.

Gail was back to cleaning this week and thankfully has been healthy. She is looking to some upcoming Pampered Chef shows as it has been a few weeks since she did one due to the holiday. She and Andy had the opportunity to also go out on a date twice this week, which was excellent.

Andy was quite busy. He was in Reno Monday and Tuesday touring a state run facility for juvenile boys and girls. He came back quite impressed. The rest of the week was chaotic with work. He set a record this week with one of the shortest trials he has done. He tried a case Friday that last 35 minutes and resulted in a not guilty verdict. Besides the fact his client was happy, he was excited for how quickly it went.

This past weekend we had a fun family outing. We went to Wendover to attend the baptism of one of Andy's friend's daughter. After the service we went to their home and went for a ride in their jeep out into the desert and mountains. We really enjoyed the scenery and stopped to see an arch which kept the boys really entertained. Each of us also had the chance to shoot an SKS rifle and Andy discovered the Gail is quite a good shot. Nikolas was the best to watch as the rifle was longer than him and it was funny watching him try and shoot. Matthew was able to hit one bottle, but the best part for the boys was the semi-automatic feature which allowed them to shoot off 10 rounds in a row which they found exciting. We had a great time and are thinking about getting a rifle to use for some target shooting here. We ended up spending the night in Wendover as our friends got a baby sitter and we were able to go out to dinner.

We hope you are all well. Until next week.