Last but not Least!

Faith jumping in off the "island." She loves this thing! Notice baby in hand and all! It sure was hard to get some pics, as I had to be in the water too, but this was before class started and her teacher played with her a bit so I could get some photos!

More beam

Faith and her friend Kennedy....Faith brought her baby to class (not a good idea as ALL the girls wanted to play with it) Kennedy asked Faith to "please share," and this is the look Faith gave her! These two girls seem to coordinate on their outfits a lot too!! Very cute! Not at all intentional! Just good taste moms!!

Walking into swim lessons!

Faith with her teacher (Ms. Sarah) and one of the boys in her class "Braydon"

More pics!

Balance Beam

Pushing up on the bars!! Yeah! First time!

Pictures from Gymnastics & Swim Lessons

On the Uneven Bars!

The Rings! Doing a Stradle!

Hanging from the uneven bars

The rope

It's Been Ages!

Well, it has been forever sinced I have updated my blog!! I joined the community of Facebook and lost touch with Blogging! Too much to keep up with if you ask me! However, I know there are many friends and family that do not participate in Facebook and would still love to hear about Faith and our lives. So, I will try and update every few weeks!

So much has happened this summer!

Faith finished Mother's Day Out in May and we have been home all summer together! Yes, it is a blessing, but it is very trying on my patience too! She has grown up so much and has hit the "terrible two's." This summer, we have not taken an vacations or gone anywere memorable, but we have kept busy doing fun things together as a family!

Faith has been enrolled in WOGA Gymnastics here in Frisco. She LOVES it! We go once a week and it is a "mommy and me" class. She is SO strong and has the ability to pull herself up on the bars and with a little help, flip over! She loves the rings and likes to hang on them and lift her legs up to her chest! Her coach is amazed at how much strength she has! I guess I didn't realize how much she has, since I see if everyday! She is one of the youngest in her class.

We have also been attending swim lessons at Emler in Plano once a week....my goodness, this girl is a fish!!! She can't wait to get in the pool and go under and kick! She holds her breath, and has learned how to climb out of the pool by herself. They really have a great program there and it has really tought me how to guide her in safety, kicking, pulling her arms, etc. I had no idea how to teach her all of this!! Once again, this is a "mommy and me" class, so I am in the water too...fun (that was ment to be sarcastic)! She has no fear of the water and loves to jump off the side, slide down the big slide and just loves putting her head under! She would live in the pool if she could! This class comes to an end next week, and we will decide soon if we want to continue during the fall as well...she would move up to the bigger class and I wouldn't have to be in the water too....woohoo!!

Another big this this summer is...we have been dealing with trying to sell our house since March! We finally got a contract on it and are supose to close now on September 3rd! We found a new home in the area we have wanted to move to...Prosper, TX. It is a much larger lot and the house will have more room too! The home is a spec home that the builder started and had not sold, so we are excited it is new and fresh! We really are looking forward to closing and getting moved! It is very exciting and a new adventure! For those of you who don't know where Prosper is...it is about 10 mins from where we are now. Yes further North and East (for your Fort Worth folks). But, we look forward to Faith going to school in their excellent schools and having a small community atmosphere, while being minutes from Frisco!

Our final news for the summer....we are expecting BABY NUMBER 2!! I am almost 12 weeks pregnant, and so excited! This is truely another blessing in our lives. I am due March 3, 2010. I still have a way to go, but I think with the upcomming move and holidays, it will go by so fast!! We really look forward to bringing this baby home and it being another big part of our family!! I think Faith may think it is "her baby" and try to take off with it!!

So, we have been pretty blessed and busy this summer. Faith starts back at Mother's Day Out in one week! She now has to have a nap mat and there are no more cribs or swings in her new room! She really has grown up! We will celebrate her 2nd birthday September 6th! Almost 2...wow! Next thing you know, I will be trying to hold off on her turning 16!! Like I said before, she has hit the terrible two's, but is also a very loving, sweet, smart, outgoing, vibrant little girl! She has a plethera of words she says, but mostly only her dad and I can understand them, and some, we have no idea what she is saying...she says things like...Lacy, dr., eats, babies, dog, paci, mama, dada, moo (for cow), nee (for horse and Aunt Nee), Joel, Mimi, swing, outside, towel, pool, MINE, Faith, the list could go on and on, but these are just a few! She hasn't been to the doctor in a while, but she is about 36 inches and 30 lbs now!! Very tall! Imagine that! We have also really enjoyed spending time with Alissa (my neice) this summer. Now that she lives in Texas again, we get to see her a lot more! Faith LOVES her cousin, and they have a ton of fun together!! She is a great babysitter too...although I can't leave her home alone yet! But when Alissa is 13..she will do great babysitting!!

Here are a few pictures from this summer...not too many, as I can't take pictures in the water! I will try and get some pics this week of gymnastics and swim lessons! I need those for memories!

I hope all of you have had a wonderful and blessed summer!!

New Fun

There hasn't been much going on around our house lately....well, never mind, I guess there is always something!!

Joel has of course been working a lot lately, so Faith and I needed some new things to do outside...she got a swing for the front yard, and she loves it! I attach it to a big tree branch and away she goes! And, she was given a new climbing play house for the back yard with a slide. She has no fear, and knows just what to do. She climbs to the top, and slides down. What a life saver for me!! Something fun to do in the back yard! If our yard was big enough, we could have gotten a nice swing set with swings and everything....one day!

I Tell You...This Girl Has No Fear!

Yesterday, I picked Faith up from MDO. I had to run by the store and grab a few things. We got home, I carried in all the groceries, then Faith. She walked in, and grabbed a small pillow that hangs over a door knob and is beaded. She loves to carry this around like a purse over her shoulder. Well, she broke it, and the beads went everywhere!!

I still had milk sitting on the counter...but I had to stop and clean up beads! The joys of motherhood!

Faith thought it would be fun to grab the beads and put them in her mouth... so I found myself chasing her to get the beads out of her mouth instead of cleaning them! (Can't you picture this?)

I decided to put her in her crib for a few minutes while I vaccumed them up...milk still on the counter!

I got about 1 minute into vaccuming...and turned around to find Faith standing behind me!! Yes, she got out!!! I can't believe at 16 months she climbed out of her crib!! It is no longer a safe haven, and is now dangerous if she is playing in there! I have no desire to make it into a toddler bed either! When she is tired, she doesn't try to climb out, but if she is in her crib for anyother reason than sleep...she throws that leg over and is climbing out!

She definately keeps me on my toes!!