The summer has flown by! Hard to believe we're at the first of September and kids will be or have gone back to school.
We spent the first part of August on our family vacation in Florida. We had a great time, first visiting Daytona Beach, a favorite spot of ours and where Deron grew up, and then we headed for Orlando to the tourist attractions. We were able to visit Sea World, Magic Kingdom, and Disney Hollywood Studios where Savannah got to meet Mickey Mouse at long last. It melted my heart when she ran to him and hugged him and then took pictures while holding onto his hand! We came back with some fun souvenirs, probably the family favorite being the Minnie Mouse ears, which we all took a turn wearing at some point or another.
Some of you may be aware that I'm working from home now. This has gone very well! I'm still thankful for the opportunity to be able to spend time with my family on lunch and breaks and not have to be spending so much time with commuting.
This kids are all growing so fast! Carter just turned 8 months already! He's been pulling himself up for over a month now and cruising along the furniture for a good couple of weeks and absolutely loves to eat. Savannah is working on potty training -- hard to believe she was that little one in the incubator all that time ago. She is still behind on some things, like the potty training, but all we can do is keep working at it and be thankful for how far she's come. Savannah will be returning to preschool in Adams, this time to afternoon classes which will be nice since she takes after me and isn't always the most pleasant when she gets awakened by someone else in the morning. And my Dylan is about to enter 7th grade! I can hardly believe how quickly the years have flown by. We had open house with him on Tuesday night and was able to meet a couple of his teachers. It looks like he'll be in for a tougher year with math and geography, and we learned that he'll be reading The Outsiders in English near the beginning of the school year. Deron is doing well, too, busily taking care of all of us and making sure everyone is happy. He's been busy with some home improvement things lately, trying to keep the ship asail. Thankfully, we haven't seen anymore of those kidney stones either!
This kids are all growing so fast! Carter just turned 8 months already! He's been pulling himself up for over a month now and cruising along the furniture for a good couple of weeks and absolutely loves to eat. Savannah is working on potty training -- hard to believe she was that little one in the incubator all that time ago. She is still behind on some things, like the potty training, but all we can do is keep working at it and be thankful for how far she's come. Savannah will be returning to preschool in Adams, this time to afternoon classes which will be nice since she takes after me and isn't always the most pleasant when she gets awakened by someone else in the morning. And my Dylan is about to enter 7th grade! I can hardly believe how quickly the years have flown by. We had open house with him on Tuesday night and was able to meet a couple of his teachers. It looks like he'll be in for a tougher year with math and geography, and we learned that he'll be reading The Outsiders in English near the beginning of the school year. Deron is doing well, too, busily taking care of all of us and making sure everyone is happy. He's been busy with some home improvement things lately, trying to keep the ship asail. Thankfully, we haven't seen anymore of those kidney stones either!
As I've been able to, I've continued with my cross stitching, my favorite hobby. I've recently finished a gift for a friend having a baby whose nursery is monkey-themed, and I participated in a Christmas in July exchange with a few people and ended up breaking out my sewing machine to make bookmarks, ornaments, and satchets for potpourri. So many crafts, so little time!
Hope everyone else had a wonderful summer, too!
3 comments:
Wonderful way to spend the summer!
Thanks for sharing. Can you post some pictures of your cross-stitching?
Nice to hear from you. Glad you found out how to use the blog. It is great to see and hear how everyone is doing.
Ann
Thanks for the update Angela, it is always nice to hear what everyone is doing. I remember the first time I saw Dylan as a baby, and now he going into 7th grade - wow. It's always fun to have those little hobbies - enjoy them. And it's always satisfing to make something for someone else - isn't it?
Mary
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