That seems to be the theme for the past few months, I'm falling behind. Whether it's dishes, house cleaning, laundry, calling my brother or in-laws, or just simply getting those 40 winks, I seem to be falling behind on it all! Again, I deeply apologize that I have not been better at keeping up with this blog. It seems to come in waves. Some times I'm so good at keeping it updated that I run out of things to update, and then before you know it, almost four months have gone by and I haven't updated it at all. But here's the latest and greatest about Lily and the fam.
As of the last posting, I have finished school. Those last few days of each school year are always killer. That kid that's been pushing your buttons all year is just about to make you snap. Those parents who disagree with the grades you gave their child, because even though their child can't do basic addition and subtraction, they have always thought of their child as a straight A student. The principal that is asking you to fill out a million and one forms, plus get all of your testing finished, plus get your room packed and cleaned out, plus not remind the kids that schools ending by actually doing some fun end of year activities. Yes, it's those last few weeks that are the real reason that you need two and a half months off afterward. But this year was especially hard, given that it was my last school year for a while. I'm now onto the great adventure of being a stay-at-home mom!
Lily has been changing in leaps and bounds as well. We can no longer call her the "toothless wonder." She now has six teeth. Four on the bottom and her two front teeth on top (with two more almost in, right beside them) She has learned to crawl extremely proficiently, which has added all sorts of fun and interesting twists to our days. She's been pulling up on everything and has now even learned to stand without anything holding her up. She can manage it for a longer and longer period, but eventually comes crashing down again. She amazes us with how much she changes even just day to day. Greg is positive that she's going to walk in just a matter of days. I don't know about a matter of days, but most likely by her first birthday. Can you believe she's almost a year old already? We can't!
At the end of June, Lily, my mom, myself, and several other family members all trekked out to lovely Lubbock, TX for my cousins wedding. From there Lily, mom, and I went on to Little Rock to visit Mike, Sarah, and Eden. We were able to stay for a week with them. It was great to see them. We even made it up to Searcy, where we saw my grandmother and walked around Harding's ever-changing campus. But after a week we said a'du to Little Rock and drove the 16 hours back home. Lily was a great traveler, much better than we were even hoping she'd do. But I think by the end of it, she didn't want to see her car seat or another car again! Since then we've just been hanging around the house, going to lunch with friends, etc. It's been great to be home and I look forward to many more days of it!
As of a week ago, the school year started without me. While all my teacher friends were scrambling to get all their last minute vacations in, I spend the days on play dates. When all of my teacher friends were getting their rooms (and their patience) ready for another year, I was walking down 16th Street Mall. It felt so weird not to have that last minute rush. But so far, I am enjoying being home with Lily a thousand times more than I ever liked teaching. But just to keep my teaching teammates happy (and to give myself that teaching fix I know I'll need at some point this year) I have agreed to substitute this year. It should be fairly easy, as I've restricted myself to only fifth and sixth grade at Deane. I figure that in sixth grade, I know the kids, and in fifth grade I know the curriculum, so it will be fun. But keep me in your prayers, as I know how my students treated substitutes!
Now that you've been given the quick update, enjoy the latest pictures of Lily.
