Welcome baby Lily

Welcome baby Lily! So excited to have the time to visit Lily, her two gorgeous sisters, Aunt Jenny, and her wonderful husband Sean in NY. Lily is so blessed to be born into such a fabulous family. Her sisters are both gorgeous, smart, and such well behaved young ladies. I am lucky to call them family! Enjoy the pictures of the newest addition to the family!

Life is the fast lane.

Life is still moving quickly. Amy and Carter headed out this afternoon. It was so much fun to have them here. To hear his deep laugh (right from the belly), and to enjoy time just chatting and walking with Amy. It is slightly strange that I remember when she was born and now she is such a lovely mother! Now time to relax for a day or two...then off on another adventure to NY to visit my new cousin Lillian! But for now...it is time to ride the bike. It and the trails are calling my name.

Greece and Summer...ahhh.

It is amazing to me how slowly life seems to move at times. And then at other times you feel like it is flying past you so quickly your fingers couldn't grasp it if you stretched out extra long. That is me right now. Well...for the past month. Really? A month? Where has the time gone? Well...I will share pictures for your viewing pleasure and my all time favorite - a bulletted list!

1. Summer Flying By

• School ends (ahhh miss those fab kiddies already)
• Greece (ahhh miss those gorgeous beaches already)
• Neal gets home! Woohoo!
• Amy and Carter come to visit!
  
• Zac Brown Band in Danville, VA (I mean you know I love a good country concert!)
• 2 more fun days to come with Amy and Carter...then NY bound to welcome baby Lily.
• Whew...and one more exciting thing...I am moving schools...I was offered the autism preschool classroom in Arlington County! Can't wait :)

Greece Trip...I mean...Life is Good Today



Amy and Carter...





More to come of Neal's homecoming!

Life is good...so goodnight for now.

School is ALMOST finished!

Well...the year is finally coming to a close. We have a really busy week at school. Field trip tomorrow...5th grade promotion on Wednesday...followed by more school days before the end finally arrives. But when it does it will be a sweet ending...Chris and I are headed to Greece! Woohoo. We are so lucky to have a good friend house sitting for us and taking care of our two dogs. It really makes leaving easier when you know your life will be taken care of!

So...we are officially beach and Aegean Sea bound.

Happy tanning...drinking...and eating.

Once again...long time...no blog

Life is crazy. I often wonder where the time goes. The school year has flown by. TRAILS is starting session 3. I mean...really...where does life go. This month has been great. I have visited with great friends celebrating birthdays...taught fabulous children at school...enjoyed brunch with fabulous friends...and spent time with family. Life is great and exhausting! This week is going to be crazy...SOLs are quickly arriving and our bathroom needs to be finished before Chris turns 30. But on the plus side this coming weekend we will be hanging with our loyal dogs, then watching the Kentucky Derby with some great friends at their new condo...and then heading to a beer tasting with more good friends! Like I said. Life is good. Off to bed now. School and children await tomorrow.

Pictures from the last 2 months!

Most recent snow!

Chris being lazy with the dogs during the blizzard. I might have baked all these cookies before everyone was up. West coast time did not agree with me.
Hector is not sure if he loves Uncle Chris!
Hector at Christmas!
Neal, Stephanie, Chris, and I before Neal left for Afghanistan (Thanksgiving)!

Where has the time gone?

We have been so very busy these past few months. We had such a wonderful Christmas visiting with Chris's brother,wife,and new baby Hector. We spent the new year with my family here in Arlington - but missed my little brother Neal. He has been in Afghanistan now for 2 months. They are getting ready for a major marine offensive, and we are just thinking about him and his safety each day.

We have also been snowed in for days. I cannot believe that DC has gotten this much snow this year. I am scared to go back to school next week...the kids are not going to know what to do with themselves! We have enjoyed the extra time at home though - we played a ton of solitaire, cooked a few good meals, and spent some quality time playing with the dogs. Real life is about to begin again - but before it does Chris's folks will be coming for a visit...to help us tile our bathroom. We tore out the wallpaper with the intentions of just painting, but the walls were in such bad shape that we had to tear them out. So, we figured we would just go ahead and give it an overhaul. We got a great deal on some gorgeous glass tile, and will be redoing the shower in glass and then putting subway tile with a glass strip halfway up the walls! It is going to be a long few days.

Here's hoping spring is just around the corner, and keep Neal and his fellow Marines in your thoughts.

-Erin