August

 Ellie fell asleep playing

Abby (4.5 yrs) and Ellie (7.5 months)

Jeff on his 34th birthday, opening presents

Singing happy birthday to Jeff

Abby with a mask she decorated

Melissa & the girls

August, wow...  Only a month to go before Abby starts her 2nd year of preschool.  She is also starting a gymnastics class in a few weeks.  We are looking forward to fall & the cooler weather.  It has been 100+ degrees here for way too long. 

A confession:  Lately I have been feeling really guilty, and here is why-- I never sent thank you notes for last year's Christmas presents or for any gifts we got when Ellie was born, or for Abby's birthday.  I did send thank you notes after the baby shower in November, but once Ellie was born I did not keep up with it.  I think I may have sent a few and then promptly lost track of who I sent them to and who I didn't.   This has been really bugging me for months now so I wanted to let everyone know we really did appreciate the presents, and I am sorry for my lapse in manners!