I don't want to forget....

This is the teacher we are so thankful for! She's definitely an answer to prayer. Last year at this time, I was anxious about who the teacher would be and if EK would get the one-on-one attention she needs. This lady is amazing! She worked hard for and with EK. She was constantly trying to figure out ways to challenge and motivate EK. She's hard on my girl but also loves her. EK knows that! Thankful we've seen Ms. Flood a few times at church. :) Big smiles from EK yesterday when she saw her. I'm looking forward to this coming school year too. Crazy to think that EK is technically 4th grade! 

We were on vacation when EJ turned 5 months old so I didn't get a picture with her month sticker on. And since she's number 4 (and our computer crashed a few weeks ago), I can't remember back to the end of June. Ha! A few things that happened at 5 months: EJ experienced her first road trip and was a TROOPER! Seriously a great baby, slept well at night and really wasn't too fussy even without good naps. She saw/drove through AR, TN, VA,WV, MD, PA, NY, GA, AL, MS and LA. That's quite an accomplishment! She started rolling from front to back and back to front. She was sleeping well at night in her bouncy seat still. Nursing well. Eating every 2-3 hours but going a longer stretch at night. No cereal. Decided to just wait and start baby food at 6 months.  She got her 2 bottom teeth! Was shocked when I saw them pop through the gum. She's my earliest teether by a few weeks.

Here are a few pictures from our trip to NY. We drove up for my Grampa's memorial service. It was fun for me to be back in a town I spent quite a bit of time as a child/young adult. It was also neat for my kids to see Grampa's house and make some memories there with my extended family.  After NY, we drove down to VA to see our friends,  the Allens. Then we drove to AL to spend the 4th with our friends, the Andersons. Lots of miles in the van over 9 days. Thankful to be home now! Sweet boy didn't get a nap and told me he wasn't tired. He was out 2 minutes after we got in the van. Last Sunday, Keith preached at his friend Jody's church in Arab, AL. I hung out with EK in Jody's office during the service and halfway through, this beauty joined us. She's quite the mama's girl right now. :) EJ turned 5 months old on our trip and her 2 bottom teeth came in. WHAT?? Little one is growing too fast! At Highpoint State Park in NJ ...