End of Summer :(

Well it's the end of summer and work officially begins on Tuesday! I'm excited to be going back to work, but will miss the time we spent as a family so much!! I've had so much fun just hanging out with my girls and watching them grow. I can't believe that Weegie will be in the 8th grade! She is such the teenager, always on the phone texting, caring about clothes and gossiping with her friends! Speedy Cheetah will be in the 5th grade and she has grown us so much in the last year. She has gone from loving American Girls to loving X-Men! X-Men? I have no idea where that came from, but she is obessessed with super heroes and mutants. She is no longer my baby, but is into clothes and lip gloss. I think she gets that from Weegie. The Squiggler has been such a delight and will be 9 months tomorrow. It has been such a blessing to be home and just watch her and her sisters. I hope I never forget this summer! It has been the summer of big trips or oh my gosh moments. It's been the summer of ordinary every day life, but what a wonderful life we have. I was just telling my friend that I forget to thank God for all that he has given me and I take it for granted sometimes, but I am so truly blessed and so hear I will say it and try to remember to say it everyday. Thank you God!






Summer Highlights

• 4th of July at my favorite uncle and aunts house
• Amazing Firework show in the backyard
• Softball camp in Santa Barbara
• Camp MariaStella in Wrightwood
• Having lunch with my cousin LaLa (she knows who she is)
• Having my cousin Pumpkin move back home (meaning closer) and inviting us to her house to go swimming






• Spending time with DH's sister's family and they all went to the beach while Squiggler and I stayed behind






• CPK's Red Velvet Cake
• Spending time with two of my best girl buddies and celebrating A's dad's 70th birthday
• Dates with my wonderful DH (lunch and a Dodger game)






• Shopping with my girls even when it was just window shopping
• Yosemite
• Sleeping late! (And my girls finally learned how to sleep in!)

Summer of 2009 was a very low key, but a great summer! Like I said, I'm looking forward to starting fresh with a new class, even though I will miss my old class so much! They were a great group of kids, but that is one of the greatest things about being a teacher...every year you start with a clean slate and no two days are actually the same!