Walking Tall

Hello everyone!

Well its official. Sister took her first 3-4 steps on saturday, a couple more on monday, about a 100 or more yesterday, and this morning she's starting to cruise around. When i first realized she was walking yesterday, i saw her out of the corner of my eye. It was while slade was napping. I had the rocking chair in the middle of the living room floor because when sissy wakes up from her nap, we rock until shes "ready" to be awake. Well i was sitting on the couch finding something on TV, while i seen movement out of the corner of my eye. she was trying to walk around the rocking chair without her normal "walking along" the chair. She was so sturdy, and so sure of herself. She kept coming, slowly but surely with her arms and hands out as if she were going to grab me when she got here! she finally got to me. I picked her up and we clapped and yayed and i was so proud of her.  I immediately got out the camera, planted myself on the other side of the room to try and capture it for her daddy. "Sissy, come here big girl"....and she came. That poor guy missed slades first steps, and he's missed hers, so the best i can do for him is to tape it one of the first times she has done it. so the 4th official time she walked to me, as i taped her in entirety for her daddy. He gets to see it. Im excited for him. I know he'll love it.

Well last week as you all know, slade went to vacation bible school. He absolutely LOVED IT! he loved his teacher, he loved his new friends, he loved the church and the congregation, he just loved everything about it. I went to his closing program last friday, and the way he lights up when he's in that church is amazing. He's proud and he's sure of himself. It only proves that he is ready for preschool in the fall, and i thought i would never say this, but i am ready for him to go. He's so smart, and so bright. He deserves to explore and enjoy in learning, and i am sure that is just what he is going to do. He is going to soak it all in and be a toddler genius and make his daddy so proud when he gets home! SO PROUD!

Time is moving a long and we are enjoying ourselves out here. i Cant believe its almost august already. Its already been a long time since I have laid actual eyes on my husband. So much has changed with the kids, and with me, but when he sees us again, all of this growing and changing is going to be so worth it. He is going to be in awe at the kids, and that is something that i cannot wait to see.

Slade is getting really impatient. Last night as we laid on the floor watching elf before it was his bedtime he said to me "mommy i dont like it here." I said "what do you mean bud?" he says "i dont like this house." i said "what do you want to do then?" he said " i want to move back to virginia beach". i replied with "i know you do bud, and so does mommy, but we have to be patient and that time will come". he said "i love you mommy" and gave me a kiss. he's so sweet. He only wants to move back because he knows that when we move back, daddy will be close to be coming home. so he's just a bit impatient with the process. He is doing extremely well though, but we all have our moments.

I think that is all for now. I hope you all have a great rest of the week and i will write again soon.