Week Update

It has been several years since I wrote one of these updates but I came across several I had written in the past and read them to the kids - they loved them and I'd forgotten how meaningful they can be for the future.

We are winding down our summer adventures with a last-minute heat wave.  The pool has been the lifesaver all summer and the kids all have tans to show for it.  Particularly Vincent.  Lauren's swim lessons this year makes for almost three of them fully complete swimmers.  Gentry next year.

Hadley is entirely all about whales with more than a dozen whale books here from the library and I think she has read them all.  She will be excited this Friday on her birthday to go whale-watching with Chris and Papa.  I am just praying that they see some whales.  Can it be that we will have an eight year old?!

Vincent is happy to have cousins staying here a lot while awaiting their move to Tustin.  It is like having brothers which is nice for him for a change.  The girls go in an out of feeling left out, and enjoying have other brothers.

Lauren is as talkative/inquisitive/curious as ever and still loves any and all shoes.  Came across some blue sparkle shoes on sale at the mall this week and had to get them for her - mostly so she would throw out the worn out ones she was wearing and to replace a pair of her favorite pink sparkle shoes she finally gave up after months of prodding.  (I still had to convince her to throw out the pair she was wearing that day).

Gentry is as mamas-girl as ever as well.  It will be interesting to spend so much more time together this fall when the kids are in school and Lauren has preschool three days a week.  Chris and I are working very hard on her NOT sleeping in our bed.  Have been successful getting her to go to sleep in the upholstered chair next to our bed but she still finds her way into our bed regardless.  'sigh'

Chris is extremely busy - as usual - and still counting down the days, weeks, months, years? or working for that firm.  I am resolved that change usually offers mixed blessings.  Living in the moment but hoping for good/new change.