Cliff notes version of life since July:
-Payton started school in August. I can't believe my baby is wrapping up kinder and heading to 1st in the fall! She loves her teacher and has made a ton of new friends. Her favorite class is Art. She played another season of soccer and is gearing up for yet another! She had a teddy bear picnic birthday party and got "beiber fever" NOoooooooo! She's way too young for that nonsense. I think I'll lock her in a room with no tv, radio, or friends to influence her so she can stay my baby forever! Ah, I can dream! She got an American Girl doll for Christmas and hasn't put it down since.
-Taylor has been into more mischief than any one child has any business being into. She's grown so much. Talks up a storm, has a serious attitude, and thinks she's real big stuff (she must get that from her sister). She will be 2 next week and loves her sisters doll so much that we had to order her the bitty twins for her birthday. She has been papi free for 2 weeks now and in the very near future were going to jump full throttle into the potty training thing!
-Dave came home on leave at the end of July and we loved every minute of it. We took the girls to great wolf lodge for the first time and loved it. Then we celebrated our anniversary in kid free fabulousness at the mansion on turtle creek. It was everything I dreamed it would be. Saying goodbye was extra hard this time but we knew it wouldn't be long till he was home for good. He toyed with the idea of re-enlisting but in the end decided against it and a week before Christmas got to come back to the states & home for good! He's started his new job and is loving it so far but has been out of town all week so I'm kinda bummed. I was sad he wasn't here for his birthday and will probably miss Taylor's again this year too but the bills won't get paid with him at home right!?!? lol Were just adjusting to our new little life.
Me-Holy smokes! I've been insanely busy like always. I've tapered off on the cakes because I really needed a break from them. Now I only do them in special instances. Photography business is blooming and I'm still learning. Still loving it but I often wonder if I have what it takes to make it in this industry. I'm looking for new ways to better my techniques and learning to navigate my camera a little better too. So much to learn! Were driving to Carlsbad in the morning to see Dave and give him his birthday present & spend valentine's day together since we didn't get to last year. I can't believe it's been exactly a year since he was called back to duty. I can't believe we survived the year apart! lol I've been house hunting like a mad woman all week because we've really outgrown this house and if we want another baby next year, we need another bedroom! Excited that I've found a few that I really like and will continue the search until we find something that's just perfect for us. I've been horrible at taking photos of my own kids lately! What's wrong with me!??!? I really must try to get better at this whole blogging thing. There's always so much on my mind, I'm never at a loss for words, and with Dave gone so much I have free time in the evenings. Surely I can manage one post a week! For now, enjoy a few of the girls valentine pictures. They're a mess!
