So much....

I have so much to blog about!!!! I am going to add quite a few pictures because we have been so busy. I just love being out of school. My nephew has been spending a lot of time with us, which I love. Just a few highlights since school has let out...Nora has started dance, the girls and I visited Warrensburg, we set up a small pool in the backyard, we graveled the hill!, I went to Houston for a conference, and I think that is it!!! Super busy and I have been doing a TON of photo shoots.  Here is our life in photos!!!!

 So we bought a small 12 foot round by 30" deep pool, something I swore I would never own after working in a pool store for 10 yrs. I actually love it! It is the perfect size for Nora this year and we have had so much fun in it the last 2 1/2 weeks we have had it! This pic is of Nora and Jalen swimming. The water gets warm fairly quickly, which is nice. I only have to put minimal chemicals in it and it stays clear. A good precursor to next years big pool!

 This is Stella sitting outside of my best friends house when we went to visit. We had a great time in Warrensburg for the short visit we were there for. We left on a late Wednesday afternoon and stayed until Friday morning. I am so glad that I decided to make the trek. It was my first trip with both girls alone and while the ride there wasn't too bad, the ride home was not great. I don't get to see Valerie too often so it was well worth the drive. The girls got a long well and we had fun! Thanks Valerie for cooking for me!

 Isn't Hailey too stinking cute?! Her auburn hair and all?! I could just squeeze her all the time! She is a really chill baby and it was so fun to watch all four girls interact!

 We took the girls to the park while I was in town. Nora is 2 yrs older than Allison, which is the same age difference as Allison and her younger sister Hailey. Nora was a bit bossy, but I think they still played well together.

 Stella and Hailey together. Stella is 4 months older than Hailey. It was fun to see how much Stella wanted to touch and grab Hailey while we were there! It was too cute!

 Nora actually smiling for me, which is rare, but i was trying to take pics of Allison and Hailey, so it doesn't shock me!

 Jalen, Grandma and Nora at Kristina's wedding! Aren't they cute?!

 Nora playing in the pool today on Father's Day. She loves that little pool and it makes me super excited about next year when we get a big pool!

 Nora and I in the pool today. it was the first time that I actually got in the pool,. We had such a great time!

 Stella and Jalen in the pool the day Nora had her trip to the hospital! Poor baby. She ran smack into the chair outside and bit all the way through her cheek. She was a champ and her bruise is almost gone.

In other news....Stella is moving all over the place!!! She is crawling all around and her favorite place to go is the Staley's water bowl. She is getting to be so quick. Nora had her 4 yr appt and had two shots and weighed 41 lbs and was 41 inches tall, both in the 85th percentile. I think that is it for now!