Congratulations Sis and New Brother-in-Law!!

The family and I had a very busy week last week since many of my family members were in town for my sister's wedding at Disney on July 7. The last of my family left today. We really enjoyed spending time with everyone that we don't get to see very often and the wedding was wonderful. Here is a picture recap of the week:

Joo with cousin N from Ohio on the Fourth of July waiting for the boat at Downtown Disney.

My Aunt B from Georgia with her granddaughter S from Ohio at the rehearsal dinner at my house. The dogs were very interested in the babies.

Joo at the rehearsal dinner in her flower girl outfit.

Joo with her Aunt St, aka the bride, at the rehearsal dinner.

Joo opening her gift for being in the wedding, a Flower Girl Precious Moment.

Min opening his gift, a Swiss Army watch.

Practicing the ceremony at the rehearsal dinner.

Joo getting her hair done the day of the wedding. She got to choose her do and she wanted it curled.

Joo having a pre-wedding snack.

Joo dressed and ready to go.

Mother of bride, bride and flower girl.

Joo in the limo on the way to the wedding pavilion.

Joo with daddy, Min and mommy before the ceremony.

Min and Joo walking down the aisle as ring bearer and flower girl.

Mr. Cash walking my sister down the aisle.

The wedding ceremony at Disney's wedding pavilion. It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon but it actually stopped raining during the ceremony so we could see the castle clearly through the window.

The Cash family with the bride and groom.

My family that attended the wedding, it's only about half. My mom was one of six brothers and sisters. Bride and Joo.

Min and Joo toasting the bride and groom.

My sister loves Minnie Mouse (and purple) so my mom arranged for Minnie to show up at the reception and surprise my sister. She had no idea and was thrilled.

Joo dancing with Minnie. Minnie also wanted to dance with Min, but he said, what would my friends think, and wouldn't do it.

Joo dancing with her new uncle.

Min and Joo with Minnie Mouse.

Joo doing the hula at the luau.

The end of a very long and fun day for Joo.

The rest of the week was spent enjoying the hotel beach and pool with our family.

Joo with the newest addition to our extended family, baby J who is only 7 weeks old. Her mom (my cousin) was brave enough to fly all the way from Oregon with her to spend the week with us.

Poor Brutus

A couple of weeks ago, Brutus (the younger of our two cavs) was playing and came up limping. He hobbled around for a few minutes on three legs then went back to walking, and acting, normally. I just took it that he strained a muscle and when it felt better he used the leg again. Well, a couple of days later it happened again, same leg (back left) and same result. This continued to happen off and on until today when I told Mr. Cash it's time to call the vet and find out what is going on. Turns out he has Patellar Luxation and the only way to correct it is surgery. Patellar Luxation is when his knee cap pops out of the socket, which is why he pulls up the leg and won't use it until the knee cap pops back into place. The severity is ranked from 1 (mild) to 4 (severe). Brutus is a 2, which means he doesn't need surgery quite yet, but will eventually. We were given some anti-inflammatory medicine to give him if it continues to pop out on a regular basis. Maybe Brutus and Buckeye can have their surgeries at the same time, if you recall Buckeye will also need surgery to correct his compressed spine. I guess we will have to start a dog surgery fund.

Great Day!

Today has been a great day. First, I found out that I got an A in my class and finally, after 10 long months, my braces have come off (again!). My orthodontist says that my teeth are perfect and will stay that way as long as I do what I am supposed to do, which is wear my retainers. I can finally eat all that yummy food I was denied for the past 10 months!

Father's Day at the Orlando Science Center

Another Father's Day has come and gone. Mr. Cash had a tough decision trying to decide what he wanted to do for his day. At first, we were planning on going to one of the local springs for a picnic lunch and swim, but it was way too hot for that so he decided that we should go to the science center instead. The last time we were there was when Min first came home from Korea, 7 years ago. The kids had a very good time experimenting and learning about the many things on exhibit. We even watched an IMAX movie about the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. We didn't get to see everything, but we got free passes to go back between now and July. The kids and I plan on returning next week to see the rest of the center.

A couple of side notes. . .

Joo lost her second tooth today. Good thing too since both permenant teeth are already in.

I finished my first class in my Master's program this evening. One down, 12 more to go!!!

Busy Bees

Well, now that summer is here and I am home during the day, I have to clean my house again. I was dreading it, then I realized my children are now old enough to help out. So today we started our family cleaning. They both dusted their own bedrooms and cleaned their bathrooms. Even with the help, it still took me three hours to clean it all. I guess that's the price I have to pay having a big house.

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Summer Fun

Now that summer is here we like to do day trips about once a month to explore the state that we live in. Today we decided to go visit the Ponce De Leon Lighthouse in Ponce Inlet. Of course, once we got there it was storming ( I say of course because, as though of you who live in Florida know, it just won't stop raining!!!) so we had to wait for the lightning to go away before they would open the lighthouse again. Once they did we made a bee line for it before the next round of storms hit, which they did as we were leaving. The kids enjoyed learning some of Florida's history and liked the top of the lighthouse, but climbing and going down the 203 stairs were another story they said. I liked it because I got my work out in for the day. :)

School's Out for Summer

Yea, I finally have time to blog again and catch up on my friends' blogs!! Let's see what has been going in our lives since I last posted.

Min had his first swim meet a couple of weeks ago. He swam in four races and only had trouble with one. He finished first in freestyle, and second in breast stroke and butterfly. Great for his first meet and we are very proud! Here is video of him doing the freestyle race.

In addition, Joo graduated from Pre-K on June 3. It was the cutest thing and we are so proud! She is now officially a kindergartener.