Firsts...

Summer is literally flying by. We have been busy since day one and I keep waiting for some boredom to set in. It hasn't.

A few firsts in our family...Avery made the swim team! She isn't breaking any records or blazing through the water with blazing speed but she is swimming. My goal for her was to be watersafe this summer and she is. This might be the first summer in 12 years that I don't have to be in the water if I don't want to be! Hallelujah!

Another first(s)...Though Macie has been on swim team since she was 7 or 8, she has never gotten a first place in anything. Her hard work throughout the year has paid off ! She had one meet where she placed first in everything. She even broke the record for her age group in 100 back!!!

Chase will be participating in his first WeGlee concert. It's a concert to benefit our local chapter of Kids Against Hunger. I was nervous at first when he decided to try out but it was all for nothing. He absolutely loves it and it seems to be a perfect fit. He and Macie will even have a duet in the November show!

Owen..it's his first summer of playing real baseball. He's loving it and has even found a position he really enjoys, second base. He has improved a ton since the beginning. We have also really enjoyed the families. It's been a hoot to sit in the bleachers with them.

Stew and I...it's really our first summer of feeling like we don't have a baby anymore. Ironically it's also our last before having a teenager! Macie is able to babysit, Chase is able to stay at home alone for short periods of time. It's strange for us but we are definitely entering a new phase. I can say with all sincerity that I will not miss it. I am ready to do things and not have to get a babysitter or worry about who needs a nap. I'm ready to go out with Stew and leave the kids at home so we can have some much needed (and deserved) date nights. I feel like we are both hitting our stride as parents and as a couple. We're ready for whatever life throws our way...together.