There has been a lot of transition since our last post, so I had better get going on the details.
Chris is a 911 dispatcher and he is loving it. He is still in the 9 month training phase, but he gets compliments all the time on how quickly he learns everything. He also always has a lot of great stories to share!
I tried to quit my job at the church and just work from home with my wellness company, but then they talked me into staying at the church to just do the finances. Four hours a week was much more manageable, and I have a hard time saying no....so I said yes. I am really excited to have more time at home to be with the girls but to also make sure all the daily things are getting done. I like the house to be clean and dinner on the table. SO, it is important to me to be here to actually do those things!
Reilly is a very sweet big sis and is doing a relatively good job of sharing. She can be very helpful and does a great job of making sure Mack is safe (she gets pretty upset if we leave the door to the stairs open and runs to close it so Macky doesn't fall down them). Another set of eyes is great! Her life is also one big musical, and makes up songs for whatever she is doing. It is a strange day to be on a car trip and not hear a song about it being summer and the birds singing in the trees. It's very sweet and we love her songs. Our struggle lately has been her listening and obeying promptly. We ask her to do something, maybe even count to three, and she just sits here and says "WHY?" Counting is not working anymore. :)
Mackenzie is motoring all over the house and loves to get into everything. Toilet paper rolls are endless entertainment and she does a better job of picking up the crumbs than a dog. It's a lot harder keeping the floors clean when there is an other sister snacking and dropping stuff everywhere. Mack loves to pull herself up to standing and will probably be walking before long. She is very sweet and smile-y. Loves to clap, eat blueberries and play with whatever Reilly is playing with.
Other family news: Our Jeep is dead and I say good riddance! We bought a Prius a couple days ago and are really happy with it so far. Definitely not a road trip car when you have two kids, but it's great for getting around town - and 50 miles to the gallon is amazing (our Jeep did about 16 - again, good riddance!).
We were also on a house hunt for a long time, and things were just never working out. The market out here is crazy! Well, now that we have a car payment we weren't planning on, we have started looking at town homes instead. We put an offer in today, so fingers crossed and big prayers! Initially we were hoping to find a home we could stay in for a while, but now we are going the short term route and hoping to be doing something different in the next year or two (and renting out the town house).
We are really excited for summer and everything that is apart of this season. We are also hoping for a good yield out of the vegetable garden. There are lots of flowers in there and flowers = food! I would love to can tomatoes this year from the garden, so I hope the 6 plants I have will do the trick!
Today is also our 5th wedding anniversary. Time has flown and we are so thankful for our life and our family. We are unbelievably blessed and can't wait to see what else is in store for us.
Thanks for reading!
Eating dinner on the patio
She got her hands on Chris' hair putty and got to work.
Classic summer day
Loves her bath when the water is warm. She has now transitioned to the big tub with Reilly. They love to play in there together!
