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Summer is gone?

Well, it has been a crazy, fast summer and now it is almost gone and fall is heading our way. We have had so much fun going to the pool, the beach, a couple of zoos, having playdates, fun family Saturdays, VBS, Knox's first birthday and of course, Jeremy and Lee Ann's wedding!! Here are some pics to commemorate the summer...(See above :) )

All in a Day of the Life of a Mom...

Ok, I think you may have already heard about our chaotic day at David's Bridal!! We made it there to try on Anna Kate's flower girl dress, with a fussy Knox and found the dress for AK to try on. I was trying to feed Knox his bottle while trying to get AK in this dress at the same time. Then, thankfully, while we were out in the open area, admiring how beautiful AK looked in the wall of mirrors, I was behind her, holding Knox and he threw up all over himself, me and the floor!! UGH! Of course, I had left the diaper bag in the car, so I grabbed my purse and AK, still in her pretty little dress and ballet slippers, and we all went to the bathroom, only to find nothing but toilet paper to use to wipe up (and simply "wiping up" was NOT going to do the job). I asked a saleslady for some paper towels and she dug some up for me. I had to wipe off myself, remove Knox's overalls completely, leaving him in his shirt and diaper, and drag AK back to the mirrored wall to clean up the floor. In the meantime, she was jumping off the little round platforms to stand on and admire the hem of your dress and I was sure she was going to rip her dress right off of her! Somehow, I got everyone back in the dressing room, removed AK's dress, and we made our purchase before heading out and going straight to the doctor's office. Turns out he threw up one more time when we got home, but it was just a 24-hour stomach bug and he was back to himself in no time!

Our Little Cheerleader!

God has given the gift of encouragement I believe (and hope!) to our little Anna Kate. Either that, or she is just excited way too often! She claps and cheers for the little everyday things and repeats my words of "good job" quite a bit. One example was from yesterday when we went to the interactive story time at our local library. After each song or story people politely clap, but Anna Kate kicks it up a notch and jumps up and down clapping and saying "yay!". As the half hour goes on, she is getting more fired up and having a blast. At one point yesterday, she said (loudly), "Yay, Ms. Catherine! That was GREAT!" :) Everyone chuckled a little and Ms. Catherine, the storyteller, got a big kick out of it.

We are so blessed to have such a sweet and fun girl! YAY, GOD!