I will try to catch up as best I can. I'm having trouble w/blogspot too, so this may be short & a better update later. We had a good winter, very healthy with a couple of great snow days. Shelby graduated preschool in May & also had her year end Kindertots basketball program. Nana & Papa came to visit & attend. It was so neat to see all the skills she'd learned.
Spring seemed to be a blip and it seemed we were in the hot days of summer very early. Shelby & Drew went to the beach club a lot (our local pool in the neighborhood, there actually is sand for the beach! Both kids took swimming lessons, although for Joshua it was really just getting him in the water, but he loved it! Shelby really enjoyed her lessons & it's been neat to see how well she's doing in the water. And Shelby made friends with 2 neighbor boys and spent evenings outside riding her scooter until dark. And while Joshy got his top & bottom teeth, Shelby lost her first tooth, boy was that exciting for her!! She has another loose tooth that she checks often to see how loose it is.
Joshua turned 1 on July 4th and boy did he enjoy cake! He was very messy and had a lot of fun with that. He also loves ice cream, his Daddy shares with him and he likes it! Shelby turned 5 just a couple of weeks ago. We had a princess party at the house, played games & hit a pinata. It is so hard to believe she is 5, it seems like only yesterday I was a sleep-deprived, stressed new Mom trying to manage just getting a shower each day. How far we've come!! Joshua began crawling in the Spring and is attempting steps now. He stands alone and will lean forward and then CRASH. So, still much to learn there. Shelby started school this week...we are homeschooling 3 days using the A Beka program and then she attends Faith Christian Academy 2 days for their enrichment program (art, music, PE). We work on the core subjects at home and while it was challenging & tiring this week, it was also very exciting to see her learning. We are teaching her cursive writing and looking forward to learning to read.
Ok, well that just about catches things up....life is very busy with figuring out our school schedule, but we're excited about this year and all that it may bring. Oh yea, guess I could update on Drew & I, we do have things going on outside our children! Drew upgraded the lift kit on his Jeep, yes made it higher. He also recently got a promotion at work and while it means working longer hours it's been a great thing so far. I am also still busy with various ministries at church in addition to my Mom/Wife and now teaching duties. I'm going on a scrapbooking retreat for Labor Day and look forward to getting away & enjoying my hobby. Plus football is starting, we are SO excited about that. Boomer Sooner!!
Yes, he still does the "hook 'em horns". *sigh*
Yes, she loves playing my iphone....angry birds is her fav.
Tea party with jaguar...the rings stand was her centerpiece.
Such a messy boy!! He loves to put messy hands in his hair.
He was so proud of himself crawling up there. Think he will be our climber, oy!!
Yummmm.....cake....it's really best to just stick your whole hand in there too. 
Oh, all these presents, what do I do?? Thankfully his big sister & cousin Mason were there to help unwrap. He honestly had no idea what to do. But the big kids were more than happy to jump in, unwrap gifts & help him play. Whew, crisis averted. :)
He really likes this firetruck toy from Mason, Aunt Kellie & J.R.
