Still loving El Paso!  Its fun to find various events that are happening.  We had ventured downtown with some friends to see what it had to offer and grabbed this MONSTER of a burrito (only $4.50).  And behind us is the Alligator statue that should be sprouting water I think, but looks like all the water dried up. 

August was fun for the Kartchner family as we had 6 out of the 8 siblings gather at my parents house.  It made for good times.  Unfortunately our camera died (with charger accidentally left behind) so we didn't get too many pictures but here's a few (and somehow I only got pictures of the two girls when there were 11 nieces/nephews around)...

 Talli is a snuggler and I think Jordan was more than okay with that.  :)

 Each summer my family goes on a 3-day cousin hike.  This picture sport the group that went this year, one of our smallest turnouts yet but it was still fun! 

 The landscape wasn't so pleasant, pretty much prickly bushes everywhere, but I still loved it.  Funny how you can love something that is insane and crazy (camping among thorns in triple digit weather and always potential rain) but its all because of the people you're with.  I love the excuse to get together with family and since this is another excuse, I love the cousin campout! 

So August was fun, mostly spent hanging out with the Kartchner's, Jordan starting school, and finding more and more fun activities in El Paso.  But hopefully in September we'll see some Salmon's and my job will pick up (a wonderful blessing, was offered a job at Texas Tech).  Wish Jordan good luck on his first exam in September!