First Day of School

We started our way back to Ohio by leaving the cabin and heading to Twin for Jessica's wedding. Then Sunday we were going to go to Boise since our flight left on Monday. However, plans don't always work out. Brooklyn got sick and was throwing up all day Sunday so we stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Starley's. Monday morning she felt better thank goodness. Could you imagine having to deal with throw up on the airplane? Guess our prayers were answered for that one. We got back from Idaho late Monday night at 1:30am and poor Greg had to wake up early and be at the hospital by 6am so he could head to Columbus for RPAC (Resident education lectures of some sort). By noon he was texting me telling me he didn't feel good. Neither did I . He came home early and we spent the rest of the day and the following day in bed or near the toilet. We weren't as lucky as Brooklyn. Ours lasted a few days. But we didn't have a few days to spare. School was starting on Thursday for London and Friday for Brooklyn and we hadn't even gone shopping for anything. Resourceful me made up a scavenger hunt for their school supplies and told them to go for it. They found everything they needed except for some glue and a set of markers. Yes we had plenty of black markers or markers with their lids off but not a whole set. So instead of making a Walmart/Target run we did a grocery store run mainly because we needed milk but I also grabbed the markers paid grocery store prices...yes my sister would be disappointed. But I wasn't going to go all around town just to say a dollar or two. Not worth my time and wasn't sure I could even function long enough to go anywhere else. I felt kind of bad for the girls because it was Brooklyn's first day of Kindergarten and there wasnt' a whole lot of pomp and circumstance. I did manage to get a few pics. However, London got sick Thursday night and had to miss her second day and wasn't able to be with Brooklyn on her first day of riding the bus. It was a crazy week but we managed and we were all fine to start fresh Monday morning.

Idaho

London and Brooklyn both knee boarding for the first time. They did fantastic! Didn't fall once.

Tubing and jet skiing.

Floating in the river.

Chilling, I mean sweating in the hot pool.

Greg showing off his wake boarding skills...or lack of.
Brooklyn and I taking lots of four wheeler rides.
We had a fantastic time at the cabin with all the family.

Catching up!

The summer went by in a hurry. I am not sure where it went. We had a couple vacations and lots of playing time with the neighborhood kids. Only one day out of the whole summer did we get the slip n slide out. The neighbor kids all joined in and they had races. It was fun! Sydney even got into it.

Updates!!

Syndey turns ONE!

So it has been a month since I posted, actually more than that so I am going to try and get caught up one event at a time. We will see what happens. Back in June, Sydney had her 1st Bday. Can hardly believe my baby is one...well now 14 months. She is still a very happy baby and smiles and laughs a lot. She rarely cries. She cut her 2 bottom teeth the first week of July. She has yet to start walking however, she is content on the way she gets around. I will try and post a video later so ya'll can see it. She scoots around on her back moving backwards. She can go anywhere she wants. Her hair constantly smells like burnt carpet and it is so course and twisted. It sometimes looks like she has dread locks...well with what little hair she has left back there. She hasn't completely rubbed it bald, but there aren't any luscious long locks either.

Florida Trip

Man did June just fly by. The girls got out of school on the 9th. We headed to St.Pete Beach on the 10th. It was fantastic. We rented a house with my siblings that was across the street from Sunset Beach. My mom had a hotel down the road on St. Pete beach. We hung out there quite a bit too because it had a pool. Everyday we would get up put our swimsuits on and go to the beach. We would come in grab some snacks or lunch and be back out to the pool or beach soon after. This was a beautiful place. The beaches are clean and white and the water was like taking a bath. I can't wait to go back.

London getting in the ocean for the first time. She was a little afraid that the sharks would get her. Once she got out there a ways and realized she could stand and could avoid the waves she had a great time.

Sydney loving the water.

Building the sea monster London and Brooklyn learning how to chicken fight courtesy of Uncle Jake.

Crazy Family

Sunset on St. Pete Beach

My sister Stephanie and brother Josh

London's Baptism

So it is official...London turned 8 on Saturday the 23 and was baptized the same day. I can't believe I have an 8 yr. old. I guess that means I am getting older too :( It was a great weekend. We had Grandpa and Grandma Starley, Bugga, Grandpa Cheney and Grandma Pat come out to Ohio to be with London. She was very excited that her grandparents could be there. We are really proud of her. She has always been such a great kid and a good example to others. We feel very blessed to have her in our family. She is such a beautiful little girly girl. She had fun trying on dresses and picking out shoes. Thanks to all the little Catholic girls who had their first communion about a month ago...all the dresses were on sale and it worked out perfect for us. You can't beat $19.99 for her gorgeous dress at JC Penny. Her shoes were almost that much and it will cost about that to get the thing dry cleaned. But who cares, you only get baptized once right?

Us minus Sydney (she was sleeping)Bugga (my mom)

Grandpa & Grandma Starley

Grandpa Cheney and Grandma Pat Picture with Sydney

London and Kaiden(other boy who was baptized)
London and Jane

Amish Country

The girls got to miss a day of school and we visited Amish country. It was a beautiful day. We spent it touring an amish house, school and farm. We even got to ride in a buggy (the girls favorite part-even Sydney couldn't sit still).

It was a fun weekend! The guys (my dad, greg's dad, and Greg), even managed to get some golf in at Firestone Country Club. Thanks to our friend in the ward who got them on.

Thanks to everyone who came out and who was involved any way in making London's weekend special. I know she will always remember it.