Enjoying the Small Things

We have been a very busy family lately!  Nathan and I finally got to have a date night out last weekend and it was like reaching a MAJOR milestone for us.  My mom came over to our house and babysat the girls.  She got all three girls sleeping in their own beds at their normal bedtimes, which is a huge accomplishment.  It definitely feels like life is getting a little easier.  We had such a great time and I am really looking forward to having more date nights out the older our kids get.

We have been so busy with lately with summer activities.  Olivia is starting soccer with Upward Sports this weekend!  I have heard so many great things about Upward Sports from fellow homeschooling families in our community and I am really excited to get involved.  I can't say that I'm really much of a soccer fan, but Olivia is excited about it and I know she will enjoy spending time with little friends her age.  We participated in VBS a couple of weeks ago with Olivia's friend, Jaycee and starting tonight Olivia and Caroline both will be joining in on another local church for their VBS.  They are both looking forward to it and I am looking forward to having a little big-kid free time!  As we settle in to our homeschooling routine, we will be adding fun activities throughout the year.  Some local moms have invited us to join in on their Friday field trips and after looking over the list of activities, I just can't wait!  The girls are going to have a blast this year!  It seems like our activities will be picking up more in September so I have been intentional in enjoying all the slow days left in the summer.  We have spent more time just hanging out at home and visiting with friends and family.  We are still making great pace with Sonlight and the more Olivia learns, the more she loves it!  She has been sounding out words like crazy!  She read a title on a movie to Nathan the other day and he was shocked!  She is really expanding her vocabulary also.  It is so exciting to watch all the changes that she is making.  Here are some pictures of us from the last couple of weeks!

 These were taken out at my parents house!  The ride-on tractor was Papaw's when he was little boy, so this is a picture that will definitely be saved over the years!

 These girls are the sweetest!

Poor Caroline got her first bad boo-boo a few days before these pictures were taken.  She had a fall at a friend's house and it looked SO terrible.  It is finally starting to heal up!

It is so hard to believe that in 2 months this baby girl will be a year old!  So bittersweet!

Love, Maegan