Ridiculous

Ok - This is ridiculous.... last time I blogged - Jan 6th. It is now Aug 5th! So here is my futile attempt to do the last 7 months justice....

Price finished Kinder. He had a great year! He made some great friends and we are so pleased with our choice of schools for him. He had a wonderful teacher and we are so proud of all he has accomplished! He has GROWN so much!!

Rylee just turned 4. WOW - where has time gone! She is such a little princess. She loves playing with her kitchen and her Easy Bake oven, dress up, and of course cheerleading!

Chris and I went to Cancun in April for his brother's wedding. We are so excited to have Lacey as a part of our family. She is so sweet and is just a perfect fit. We loved our "adult time" as my dad came up to keep the kids. Yes, my dad - all by himself - kept 2 kids under the age of 6 by himself! He is a terrific grandfather and the kids adore him. Mom couldn't come bc of school. Cancun was beautiful, and Chris and I really needed the time away to just relax.

June was filled with swimming lessons and play dates for the kids. Both of them are little fish in the pool. Rylee was a flower girl in one of Chris' cousin's wedding. She was cute and did so well even though the ring bearer bailed on her! I had cheer camp at UT Knoxville and then my kids went to Texas to my parents for a week. Chris and I saw 3 movies at the theater in 1 week!! We ate out, went out with the Hutchins and just had a great time together... even when we stayed in to declutter the office one night!

We took our trip to the River in Texas in July with my parents, my brothers and their families. My kids really loved cousin time. Cute memory from the river: Rylee got several spedito bites (also known as mosquito bites, but it was so cute to hear her say it her way!) It is nice to just relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. My favorite part was sitting on the porch with the just the adults talking about anything and everything - eating watermelon. We then went to San Antonio and enjoyed the Riverwalk and Alamo with Darold and Tara and my parents. From there to Dallas to a Rangers game, Six Flags, train ride, and the highlight for me .... seeing Steph. We were able to have dinner together one night and then she joined us with her kids for the day at Six Flags. How different my life would be if we lived closer!!! There are just some people in your life that are those 1 in a million type friends... the kind you don't have to dress up for, the ones you tell anything and know they will get you... Steph is one of those and I wish we got to see each other more.

We've been home for a couple of weeks - Rylee had her bday and school starts next week. I can't believe I will have a 1st grader!! They are both anxious for school to start, and I have to say I am somewhat ready for Fall. I will post pictures in a minute from the past 7 months! So much for journaling via blog!