Changes

Okay, so I read Athena's blog and I feel like okay if she can do it, I guess I should do something on mine. By the way, I read your friends blog and all about changing. Pretty interesting!

However, there are always good and bad changes. Obviously, in my line of work there are always a lot of changes. I have old families leave (boo-hoo) and new families come in. I have assistants that come and go. My family is expanding all the time and that is exciting and new. I think I am learning to deal with change sometimes. On the subject of changing yourself or your habits that you are not happy with, I think that it is possible but a very hard thing to do. Especially the older you get the harder it is. I also think that everyone has something about themselves that they would like to change. There are plenty for me that could use improvement. Okay, I think that is enough on that subject.

So, speaking of change, Christopher's last day was yesterday and although I am sure he is ready to move on to school and going with his sister, Grace, it is hard to say goodbye. I had a few teary moments yesterday thinking back on the last three years and how much I will miss the whole family. Athena, you would always brighten my day in the morning. Thanks!

Alex C. is gone for the summer and will be back in the fall. I am not sure what fall will bring with Ethan and Taylor going to school all day and the possibility of preschool for others.

Taylor D. has her first tooth and is rolling all over the place.

Claire is army-crawling and has two teeth. She gets wherever she wants to go and wherever we don't want her to go.

Kendall is crawling, standing (without holding on) and pulling herself up on everything (including Claire and Taylor)

We are doing a few field trips this summer to the library and that has been fun.

Ethan and Owen are leaving for Colorado for a week and they are very excited. Hailey is going to Robbin's a couple of days a week now because we just didn't have enough room with the school kids here.

The wedding/reception is over and we had a great time and a few problems with the room flooding from all the rain and having to move upstairs to Sluggo's. Interesting but fun! Now we are expecting another grandchild in December.

The kids are all loving summer and being outside (as are we). The babies are growing up fast and life is good at the moment.