Annie 1st

Annie just came to me with 2 pieces of bread that she somehow spread butter on!! Smart girl!

Lately

Since returning from our reunion we have been enjoying some sunny weather outside! Eating lots of meals on the back deck and practicing faces:

Seriously so in love with this girl!!!! She is so smart and funny with such a strong desire to do what's right. Words cannot even describe how happy she makes us everyday!

Blackberry picking on a trail down the block:

Ya Mark and Annie ate a ton of them! 

Luckily there was still plenty for smoothies!!!! I don't know why she insisted on putting that straw up her nose a hundred times!

She's too cute. And attempting to potty train!! She is trying really hard to learn it and we'll see if it works out this time around. 

Monday was 97 degrees!! Luckily Kay invited us over to her AC house for a little bit and then when we got home, Mark set this fun thing up!!! All the kids had do much fun!!

Annie even stopped tormenting snails to slide...this girl is obsessed with snails (aka Turbo)!!

This same night after the sun went down a major lightning storm hit! Mark thought it was super cool and the girls were scared. It could've been because Mark kept saying people and cats and trees outside were going to get zapped!

A late night of storm watching resulted in a tired and napping Annie and Mark. Which Elizabeth was happy about as she got us all to herself!

Tonight the kids enjoyed Popsicles! Something they rarely get ( for no particular reason... I just don't think to buy or make them often) but they LOVED them!!

This week I also found out that I have gestational diabetes:( I'll go tomorrow and see what that's all about. This week has brought on more Braxton hicks too, but otherwise this baby is ACTIVE and much, much, much loved by all of us! The kids pull up my shirt and talk and kiss and ask hilarious questions and ask me what his name is (Annie) and how big he is and if I open my mouth, can they see him (Mark) and they love to feel him kicking!! We feel so blessed and excited to meet him. Some moments the excitement from all of us feels so tangible! It already feels like he's been a part of our family for so long now. I used to stop and count my kids and wonder where the 4th one was:) if we could just figure out his name....