Summer is here!

I can't beleive Lillie has already been done school for an entire week. Even harder to beleive is I survived it! I was not sure how it would go. At school she has lots of friends and interactions. AT home it is just the two of us for the most part and now Noah has joined us. It is a huge transition with a new comer at home and then to be done school as well is alot for a 6 year old.

Lillie did great last Thursday during her school graduation. She sang up front with her class and she graduated. Lillie is officially a first grader. Dave and I still can not beleive how fast time has been moving and how fast Lillie has grown. She is a beautiful little girl that constantly amazes us with her talents, creativity and love of God.

Noah has been doing great. He sleeps alot. We forgot just how much babies sleep. He wakes every 2-3 hours to be fed and then back off to napping. He has the most adorable eyes that take me away when I feel stressed or worried from the daily grind. He also loves to snuzzle up in the crook of my neck and at that moment I feel as if he and I have a bond that is unshakeable. Amazing how that love just comes out if us with no effort. I remebr when Lillie and I would snuggle like that. The other day I went to pick her up and could not beleive she is a full size little person.....not a baby but a girl. When your baby is the baby you do not realize sometimes how much they have grown but then when another baby comes along you see just how much they are no longer a baby.

With Lillie being home all day and us having Noah the summer could be a bit tough. Next week Lillie signed up for a week of vacation bible school. She also goes to another in July. I also plan on sending her for a week of camp at her school. This will giver her an opportunity to play with other kids, have a break from me and Noah and have lots of fun!

Dave continues to work two jobs. It has not been easy for any of us. He is so tired and barely can find time to cut the grass. Lillie and I miss him not being home on Tuesday and Thursday and especially now with her being done school. Dave does tire of such a schedule but continues to persevere wanting the best for us. Hopefully he will take a day or two off this summer to spend a day together doing anything.

We are excited about Sunday because Dave has off for Father's Day. Lillie wants to bake him a chocolate cake and bring him donuts in bed. It seems no matter what I do it is never enough to show him just how much we all love and appreciate him. Each year I think of ways to tell him but the next year I find myself still lacking in acheivement. Dave is so humble though and never ask or desires for anything. Simple to please but for those wanting to give it can be a challenge.

Yesterday Lillie fell off the monkey bars wich was devastating. She has been trying to master them and finally mustered up some confidence to really give it a try. She missed the bar and fell right on her face. I took her to the docs today. He said her chin though swollen is fine, her lip that she bit in three places is fine, but she did tear her muscle in her back. She will be fine but her confidence has been soiled. She said she will never do the bars again. With her this is a possibility but we are hoping to overcome the fear this summer. So lots at hand for us right now. We take it a day at a time because that is all God has given us. Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is yet to come, but today is the present...a special gift!