Lazy Days of Summer

Now you tell me - is this the cutest baby you've seen or what. Mr. Michael is now 2 months old, and he is one happy baby. This month, he brought his mommy and daddy to Auntie A's and Uncle Russ's for a sleep over. We were getting a new roof the same day (no, we did not know until we got home from work) and so, needless to say, we had alot of excitement going on. It was fun to see him, and better yet, we got alot of holding time in because we didn't have to share with Grandma or Auntie B.

We have managed to make it through another month in our paper pregnancy waiting for Miss Emma. I am having a hard time understanding why the wait can seem so...long, but yet the summer flew by. It is hard to believe that school is starting, but it is time for some of my family members to get back to work (it's good to be a teacher). We have spent our days with family, enjoying each other and a lazy summer of hanging out.

We've been spending some time at Canton Lake in Oklahoma. Grandad Gary bought a place down by the lake, and after a little spit and polish, it has turned out to be a pretty nice weekend getaway. Our friends the Britton's also have a place, as well as, Uncle Roger and Aunt Connie, so it seems like a great place to hang out and rest up for the week ahead. We spend most of our time on the boat and laying out at the beach. Uncle Casey says he may buy a jet ski next summer, so that is definately something to look forward to for next year.

We also spent a Saturday at Derald and Tina's. They bought a new house this spring, complete with an inground pool. We had a great time hanging out for the day with Rusty's folks, Derald and Tina, their kids, and Tina's family. They have a really nice place, and they seem to have settled into their new surroundings.

We also had a visit from Shannie. We met up with her, as well as, Jenna and her boyfriend, at the Warren for drinks and took in a movie, You, Me, & DuPree. The movie was really funny (I highly recommend it) and the company was great! It's always special when my Shannie comes for a visit!!!

So, we are still waiting to hear about our grant from Shaohannah's Hope. We had to send more paperwork today and hope to hear something by mid-September. There are more grants to apply for, so we are going to spend the weekend trying to get MORE paperwork filled out and sent off.

We are 5 months into this waiting time, and are looking forward to September 7th, that marks 6 months, and hopefully that is the halfway point. It's all downhill from here! We think our little girl will be around 6 - 9 months when we hold her for the first time. That means she is probably being born just anytime, if she not here already. Who knows - maybe she and our baby Michael share the same birthday - now wouldn't that be something!!

Be sure to check out the photos. I posted alot of pictures this time (since I didn't quite get that done during the last post)!

We hope you have a great Labor Day Weekend! We'll be at the lake, hanging out with our family and friends!!