Summer 2010

I don't know where summer went, but it sure did fly by in a hurry. It is hard to believe that kids will be going back to school tomorrow. Shayla's best little buddy at daycare, Lilly, will be starting kindergarten tomorrow. I know that Shayla will miss her dearly. It is so cute to see Lilly greet Shayla every morning when she is dropped off and Shayla gives her the best hugs when I pick her up at 1. It is too cute!

Anyway, here are a few pictures to wrap up our summer.

At the circus, Grandpa was a clown at the gate!




Playing in the sand, while daddy fished.


Swimming (or splashing) on a hot summer day!


In all, it was a great summer and Shayla made it even more special!! We certainly can't imagine our lives without her!

Life of a Working Mama

The life of a mama is busy, let alone trying to work 40 hours and be a mama. I commend all moms, but my heart goes out to all working moms like myself. It certainly isn't an easy job trying to keep a house, spend quality time with your family, and work a full time job. I have to admit that I have it easier than alot of working moms out there. I am very fortunate to work for a great company, that allows me to organize my schedule so that Shayla doesn't have to be in daycare 40+ hrs a week. It is hard enough having her in there for 15-25 hrs a week, although I have to admit that I truely believe Shayla enjoys her time in daycare and interacting with other kids. It is the greeedy mama in me that wants to spend more time with her and still make my salary!

We all do what we can and appreciate the time we have with family. I know I certainly appreciate and love all of the precious time I get to spend with my darling girl and wonderful husband. They are certainly the greatest joys of my life!

Bath Bubbles

Every night as part of our bed time routine Shayla takes a bath. I seriously think it is one of her favorite times of the day. She crawls from the living room to the bathroom and stands at the tub while I fill it up, anxiously waiting. The other week we were at the swimming pool and an instructor told me that it is good to teach kids to blow bubbles in the water. So I blew bubbles and Shayla stared curiosly at me, without trying it. Later that week while in the tub Shayla decided that she wanted to try and blow bubbles and got a mouth and face full of bubbles. Her 'bubble beard' made me laugh so hard and she was just loving it! It is the little things...

Getting Started

So for a few weeks or probably months now, I have talked about starting a little blog for our family. I enjoy reading my friends and thought that others may be interested in keeping up to date with our little family.

It is hard to believe it is already August. I feel like summer is just really beginning. We have been busy with my nieces visiting and our trip to Boston. Both of which were a great time! Overall this summer has been a lot different since we are now parents. Brian and I have both had to do some adjusting and forgo all of the camping, fishing and going whenever we want. We both agree that we certainly wouldn't change our life for one minute and that Shayla is well worth taking it easy and enjoying!