FIRST day of SECOND grade

oh.my.gosh. where in the world did the summer go? i can't believe today was mia's first day of SECOND GRADE! she woke up so cheerful and excited to go back! too bad i didn't share the same sentiment. i have really enjoyed having her home for the summer. we got to the school extra early to make sure she knew where she was going. she found a few friends right away. and even though mia doesn't have many friends in her class this year, i know that she will make new ones in no time! i can't wait for her to get home and tell me all about her BIG day!

bye bye training wheels!

george has honestly been ready to ride his bike without training wheels for awhile now. sadly, it just wasn't a priority for russ and me (i know, i know..."boo!"). once those training wheels came off a few days ago, it didn't take him long to start zooming around! he has had a few spills, but he is doing awesome! we all just love watching him ride around. and i love looking at the cute faces he makes when he is concentrating on not biffing it :).

7 months

here's our little cutie at 7 months! she is sitting up and balancing great! she also is starting to rock forward onto one knee. she'll hold that position for about 5 seconds before she falls flat on her tummy. it's fun to watch her learning how to use her cute body. i'm in no real hurry for her to start crawling. when mia was a baby i wanted her to do everything quick, quick, quick! now i'm just not in a hurry for anything (except for sleeping through the night!). lately i really think that she's looking a lot like my mom's baby pictures. she just keeps evolving, and we love every minute!

6 months

olive absolutely LOVES to sit in the sink and play with running water! this is her at 6 months when she didn't quite have the balance to sit up on her own. in the sink, though, she was kind of wedged in there and just had a ball!