Yes, some will make fun of me for doing this, but I DON'T SCRAPBOOK!!!!!! So, I've intended on starting our "blog" for some time now, but somehow my days just seem to fill up with preparing meals, making bottles, cleaning, diapers, being the "Cruise Director"...and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
We've had a busy summer finding any and every fun activity to do indoors in efforts to beat the insane heat.
We've found every great indoor play place and the folks at Chick-fil-A recognize us as we walk up! Shane and Travis have been wonderful big brothers to Justin and have adjusted better than ever expected. We welcomed Justin into our lives 6 1/2 weeks earlier than anticipated on March 16th of this year. What a CRAZY (and scary) time that was!!! We are blessed beyond earthly measure to have the friends and family God's placed in our lives. We could not have made it and kept our sanity throughout everything (beginning back in February) without you...and you all know who you are!
Shane is growing so fast!!! He amazes me at how complex his thoughts can be at times. The questions he asks of me blow me away. You can tell he really reflects on a topic for quite some time and prepares his questions. It's difficult to believe he'll be five in October! The years have passed with barrelling speed. I am so grateful to have been able to put my career on hold when I did to spend this time with him before he begins Kindergarten.
We've grown so close and he often makes me laugh out loud. His strong-willed spirit still prevails and he's as stubborn as ever (gee, don't have a clue where he gets it??), but I hope it will only benefit him for the long run.Travis is still just as happy as ever and is such a little charmer. He is our little stinker for sure! It is driven by his intense curiosity for "cause and effect." He wants to know how everything feels, tastes, works, etc. He is also incredibly active! He is almost ALWAYS on the move. He loves to do silly dances, climb, run, or anything that keeps him MOVING!!! The three activities that will slow him down are eating (and those that know Travis know that he'll eat anything as long as it doesn't eat him 1st!), playing with trains or if he's ready to go to sleep (he's like his Mom--he loves his sleep, too!). He is fascinated with trains, especially Thomas. He and Shane can play together for at least an hour or more when building tracks and pushing along trains.
The picture of Travis to the right is what happens when he's quiet for too long. He'd shaken Justin's baby powder ALL OVER the guest room!Troy and I are often still amazed when we step back and look at our life together. It seems like only days ago we were planning our wedding and preparing to buy our first house. On July 7th we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. In total,
we've been together 10 1/2 years!!! We still have fun together amidst the insanity that work and parenting can bring. If you can't laugh at the day-to-day trials then you can so easily find yourself sinking...or at least that goes for us. Sometimes the stress does get to us, but it's not long before we laugh....or else I think I'd just stand in the middle of the kitchen and cry (which, yes, I've done!!)! As often as possible we make time to do things we've always enjoyed; just playing various card or domino games, hanging out on our porch and just relaxing, playing darts (though there's still 
controversy over where to hang the dart board in the new house 9 months after moving in!) or working on house projects (which NEVER end!). We're still active members of our church home--St. Philip's Episcopal. I've had to step back and focus more on being a Mom than on volunteering, but God makes no mistakes and places you right where he wants you.We hope you all are doing well and having a great summer, thus far! Stay safe!
Love in Christ,
Christy
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