July

Such a helper :)

Sierra recited a memory verse with two of her friends in front of about 200 at VBS

Working on her car....

Trying to finish up the garage so we can get final inspection.

This is how Jaxon felt about sparklers

The first year Sierra actually held them and didn't run too :)

Jaxon practicing tball with Sierra.  He wants to be able to do everything she does!

Warm July evenings.  I LOVE summer.

First tomato.  This girl loves her garden tomatoes.

Tball!  Ready position.

Isn't she just the cutest?!

She made it!

Sierra and Sugar have became good friends but she still misses Zoey an awful lot!

Nothing sexier than a big tattooed man frosting pink kitty cupcakes for his baby girl!

Sierra's 6th birthday party.  Such a sweet group!

The girl still loves kitties, and her cupcakes turned out great.

We sure have been enjoying summer!  It's been nice to take it easy and have nowhere that we have to be.  The kids are getting used to being around each other all day every day again and get along most of the time.  There are also days when they can't be in the same room without glaring at each other or saying something rude.  We've been trying to do two fun things a week.  Library, park, swimming, play dates, etc.  The other days we mostly stay home.  We spend a lot of time outside which all 3 of us enjoy.

It's also been nice to be healthy!  It's the first full month of health since last November.  Seriously.  That's a reason to be joyful.  Sierra went to bible school again this year.  It's a week long and from 9 to noon.  Some of her friends from school were there and she loved it just like last year.  There is a lot of music which is her favorite part.  She's also done really well at memorizing her bible verses this year and ended up reciting one of them in front of all of the families at the end of the week.  She spoke last year in front of everyone too, but it wasn't a memory verse, she just spoke about crafts. 

Sierra has been very clingy this summer and hasn't wanted to be away from me at all.  She's always been a mommy's girl, but it's been pretty extreme and I sure am hoping she'll do ok when school starts again (she did do well at bible school).  She's tried a couple of sleepovers at her grandparents, but usually ends up being brought home in tears before bed.  Jaxon on the other hand, LOVES to spend the night with his Grammies and Pop Pop's and would probably do so every single night if he could.

Sierra May turned 6 this month.  I'm having a hard time thinking about her going to first grade.  That means she's gone ALL day.  Last year just seemed to work so perfectly, but we'll make it work.  The good news is that she is finally sleeping all night and doesn't have any apnea problems anymore, so hopefully that will help her have the energy to make it all day at school. 

We had a nice little party at home for her with her friends for her birthday.  It was one of the few days so far this summer that it rained, so we had to ditch all of our plans for an outside party.  But the girls enjoyed their time together and we loved having them over.  It's a very sweet group of girls.

It's hard to believe that school will start in four short weeks.  Here's to a happy and healthy August :)