OK...to be honest, the reason I rarely update this is because I'm too lazy to move my pictures off my camera to post them on the computer! And, I REALLY hate journaling...always have...
What's new?! Well, Joshua is 6.5 months now! He's rolling over...sitting up...stands on his own while holding onto something (he actually started doing this at around 5m)...eats solids...a very productive month of his life =) He's still a very happy baby and craves being talked to =) The kid is already well over 20 lbs!!! Big brother Wil successfully completed his first year of homeschool in June =) Mommy attended Gma Mary's SWR seminar last month and will be officially implementing the program next Monday! Wil has a new interesting hobby...snail collecting LOL He not only appreciates them for their looks, but has the patience to watch them travel several feet! I guess shelled friends are a theme for Wil this summer...he has also grown fond of Squirt, our Red-Eared Slider turtle we got from Uncle Wes. Wil helped Mommy nurse Squirt back to health...she was a little sick when we first got her.
I recently officially retired from work! I went back after a 9 month maternity leave and decided that I really wanted to be home with the boys! I now keep myself busy with the boys and doing little blood drives for individuals in need. As for Billy, he completed his first year of his Masters program and is doing well juggling his responsibilities! Oooh...we just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary in June!! We took the boys to the SAIC gathering at the Zoo (which always seems to land on/around our anniv.), which was a blast! We will carry the celebration out til November when we go on our cruise--yay! Father's Day (and 4th of July) was spent with the Tanksley Fam...Billy and Wil flew a kite together...that was cute!
Some sad news...my Gma Marian's Alzheimer's is quickly getting worse. It is nice that she is close by to us...we get to visit her weekly. Gma and the rest of her neighbors REALLY enjoy it when I bring the baby...it's like therapy to them! Other sad news...our dear friend, Ruth Apsley, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer a few months ago. We continue to pray for a miracle of healing...but there is peace in knowing where she is headed if God has other plans.
Oooh...a random (and much happier for me to end on) topic...my BFF since 4yrs old (Alison Glenwinky-butt) is driving down from Idaho and will be visiting for a month with her girls--Wil has REALLY been looking forward to the "girls" LOL
