so... seriously, is anyone still out there?
remember how i was going to be awesome at updating my blog over the summer? fail!
but i am still here and... i have a lot to catch you up on!
first of all, summer break ended, oh about six weeks ago. i am now the mother of a middle schooler, 3rd grader, and kindergartener.
here are the boys on the first day of school:
how does that happen?! it's like you blink and they grow up. i want it to slow down. a lot! i am liking this stage very much. we have been blessed with a wonderful group of teachers this year, who are caring for and nurturing our kids for most of the day. that is such a relief to me. and then there is sweet little nat, who is loved on all day by her nana. how thankful i am for that! the next best thing to mom and dad are grandmas and grandpas.
just about the same time school started, we moved. like, we live in a totally different house in a totally different neighborhood now! it was a little bit sudden, but kind of not, because we have been looking for a while. but once we found something, it went really fast and before we knew it, we were moved out of the old house and haven't looked back. we love, love, love our new place. God certainly knew what we needed and the timing was perfect. of course.
also at that same time sweet natalie turned two. she had the official first birthday in our new place. two weeks later taylor turned 11 and now zachary is counting down the days until he turns 8. see... time goes so fast. my babies aren't babies anymore.
the birthday girl and young man:
another new thing for us... we are now a soccer family. and i am totally that parent shouting on the sidelines. i surprise myself sometimes, because i prefer to not draw attention to myself, but i am so excited that i cannot contain my enthusiasm. both zach and ben are on soccer teams this year and it's really been fun for the whole family. they will ask if they can go out to practice and pretty soon, we are all out there kicking the ball around together. love those times.
so things are good right now. the last six weeks have been busy, but enjoyably so. i'm feel extremely grateful for this time, because i know it's not always easy.
what are you feeling grateful for right now?
