Mitzi's Wedding

A long car ride to Utah. A stay with great friends in their new amazing home in Saratoga Springs. Fun with family. Our first niece (on both sides of the family) married. A stop in Las Vegas on our way home to see the Haughtons, our wonderful friends that we met through the hospital project in Palmdale.

Linkies Shave

Julia won't stop pulling Lincolns hair. I've tried putting her in time-out, away from the fun to teach her it hurts. Just when she seems to understand how to be nice, there she is grabbing him by the hair, yanking him from his happy standing position to the floor. Poor Lincoln. I decided the only way to stop this was to cut his hair. Shave it off so Julia can't grab it. Here's James cutting his hair. Lincoln is so handsome. The hair cut makes him look older. I love his long locks but don't miss having to comb the curls. Lincoln doesn't miss it either!

James' Hospital

Well here it is. Palmdale Regional Medical Center.
(photos of the outside to come)
James took us on a tour of the completed hospital. This is the blessing that brought us to Palmdale the place we've called home these last 4 years.
As we toured the beautiful facility I couldn't help but think of the future human drama that will unfold there. Lives will begin and lives will end and hopefully a lot of lives will be spared. Thankfully James has survived the at times unbelievable stress and emotional pain of managing the construction of this massive structure. Along with the many new grey hairs he will walk away a better manager well prepared for the next challenge. We are praying that new challenge reveals itself soon as the current economy has hindered many plans to build.
We enjoyed seeing the nursery and examining the baby incubators. James' sister Augustina (living in Manchester, England) delivered pre-mature twins on June 15th and we were happy to imagine her little angel boys sleeping in warm little beds just like these. There's Miles peeking through one...