We are all doing quite well these days.  I realize there hasn’t been a new post the ENTIRE summer and for that, I’m sorry.  It really wasn’t all that busy (aside from the usual teaching, two kids, house chores, etc.).  To be quite honest, it wasn’t terribly exciting with blog worthy events.  We didn’t go on any great vacations I could blog about.  We stayed around home.  My mom and Bruce came into town late in the summer. 

However, thinking back, we did rearrange our living room, rip up the carpet, paint some rooms, Maddy attended two week long camps involving horses and science.  Lizzy learned how to talk and won’t stop.  She has also become super independent and will often refuse help doing things she is incapable of till she can actually do it (like climbing into her high chair for dinner).  She has learned that she can a.) push kitchen chairs places, b.) climb into the kitchen chair and then into her high chair, c.) without the kitchen chair, pulling the high chair down on top of her hurts.  This was all on her own and Maddy wasn’t a part of it.  Lizzy learned how to brush her own teeth.  Maddy had her first lemonade stand, and got stung by her first bee.  Lizzy learned how to swim with floaties, something it took her sister 4 years to accomplish. 

We are gearing up for Madison’s 7th birthday party this coming weekend and ACL festival next weekend.  October brings Macklin’s wedding, Alisha and my 9 year anniversary, and Wurstfest.

Enjoy some pictures from the summer.