The summer has been such a fun time for our family. This seems overwhelming, but I'll try a quick recap to catch everyone up to speed. We took a few beach trips (not quite as many as usual since packing up an additional little one and all her things added some hassle). But, when we made it down, the girls had a ball.
Kaleigh enjoyed her last summer as a "preschooler" which included a big 5-year-old birthday soiree (that's a fancy word for party). The party was quite the hit and everyone arrived in proper attire! It was Fancy Nancy themed and came complete with plenty of dress-up attire, a tea party, bounce house, water slide and custom-made birthday cake (by Chef Uncle Dan).
Kaleigh started school the end of August. I"m sure no one is surprised by the fact that she LOVES it. She is attending Hopewell Elementary School and is in Senorita Asch's kindergarten class. The first day was quite emotional for mommy, but we're getting comfortable with the whole process now. In fact, we saw many tears the week she was sick and had to miss a few days. Kaleigh was lucky enough to be chosen from the lottery of interested students and gained a spot in the Spanish immersion program. Her school day is taught entirely in Spanish--and she is soaking it up. She can sing several Spanish songs and her pronunciation is remarkable. We're so excited to see her continue to learn this new language.
Brandon has been quite busy this summer/fall as he has been coaching Kaleigh's soccer team and helping to re-do our basement! Kaleigh's team consisted of 4-5 year-olds from our church/community. Last weekend was the final game. And, we're proud to say that with the help of coach Daddy B, the team was definitely most-improved. Best of all--Kaleigh boo scored her first goal with her biggest fans all watching from the sidelines!
If you look back at the photo from Kaleigh's party and take note of the unfinished background, you can gather that his whole basement-facelift was quite the job. However with the help of a family friend, Brandon has pretty much finished the project. We now have walls, carpet and roof overhead. We even added a craft room for me and the girls. This means I have no excuse not to catch up on my scrapbooking! Kaleigh is loving the new craftroom already-- paints on her easel and does her own version of crafting!
And oh little MakMak. Hard to believe she is 10 months now. Makenna is such a joy--she is growing up so fast. She now is officially into EVERYTHING. She is a quick crawler and can cruise along furniture and pull up on anything she wants (including climbing the stairs). She has a vibrant personality and we're just now getting a good dose of it :) She is so verbal, expressive and happy! Her favorite word is "uhoh," and she loves to clap and cheese it up to play patti-cake!
We are so thankful everyday that Makenna is continuing to develop and progress--meeting all her milestones with ease! The home service coordinators who come to "evaluate" her are scaling back their efforts because Makenna just doesn't need any extra help at this time. What a blessing! We are staying positive and just eating up every little moment along the way. Makenna is proving a determined little bit who is full of life! We have this feeling that she might just be our little trouble-maker.
With all this going on in my life--I've just been attempting to keep the family going and taking it all in. Things have been very busy at work. But when I'm home, I've just been enjoying this time with the girls. As I think that in a few short months we'll be celebrating Mak's first birthday, it really puts things in perspective. Where is the time going?
Well there is a quick update of the past few months around the Lawrence household. All are healthy and happy--what a blessing! These two--no a care in the world :)
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