7 months old

Happy Thanksgiving

I had one of the best Thanksgivings in as long as I can remember, mostly because we got to go to Florida and spend it with my family.

Little munchkin, who was pretty miserably sick the whole time...

the girls with their cousin Annaliese...

Sienna and Annaliese are exactly 9 months apart SO cute together...

Summit with his Grammy (my stepmom)...

a few of the people at the Thanksgiving meal. There were probably at least 30 of us, which is so different (and SO much better) than the normal 4 (and now 5)...

Sienna with Aunt Krista...

Summit with Grandpop (my dad)...

with Grandma and Grandpa Paul (my mom and stepdad)...

at the beach for the first time ever...

loving it! (thought it was a bit chilly)...

watching the UF/FSU game...

My sis, her husband Terry, and baby TJ (who is 6 weeks older than Summit)...

the girls pretending to be models...

photo shoot...

more modeling...

the boys. They are going to best of friends!...

too cute!...

they were definitely done taking photos by this time...

I miss my family SO MUCH!

4 months

6months

not in the mood to smile...

about to sneeze...

ah-choo...

thinking about smiling...

as close to a smile as he's going to give...

Sage's 7th birthday

She had her birthday party where she takes gymnastics and had a great time with all of her good friends.

On her actual 7th Birthday. Such a pretty girl:

She learned to ride a two wheeler this summer and had out-grown her other bike, she got a "big-girl" bike for her birthday:

10 years....

I'll always remember. I'll never forget. I'll always be grateful for those who continue to serve, to protect, to fight.

I took this day, on the 10 year anniversary of 9-11, to finally bring it up to Sage. She asked a lot of questions, some very difficult for me to answer. We hugged and we cried together. We cried for those that were lost. For the fact that some people are so "mean" in the world that they would purposely hurt another human being. For the fact that we continue to lose brave men and women over it. I cried also because I knew I was taking a little bit of her innocence away from her. It's another day I'll never forget.

First Day of Preschool

AHHHHH, how is she old enough to be starting school? Granted, it's pre-school and she'll has two more years before starting kindergarten, but still. I think it will be so good for her to meet some friends of her own, learn to take directions from someone other than mommy and daddy, and to get away from her baby brother for a little while. She's only going to school 2 days a week for 2 hours each day, so I think it will be a nice transition into what the future holds.