Congratulations!

I wanted to congratulate a very dear former student, and dare I say "friend", on her engagement. Alyssa, I wish you all the happiness in the world! We miss you here in sunny, hot South Carolina, and I am sure your December wedding will be beyond words. I can't wait to see pictures! Your fiance is getting a great girl. And you can tell Sally Mac said so. :)

The house, the house...

What to do about the house? We've just outgrown it. No two ways about it. With four of us here full-time and SIX (6) part-time, a two bed, two bath simply does not cut it. So, we need bigger digs. In order to meet that goal, we are doing to some fixing up around here. The front porch, which formerly resembled something terrible now looks like this:

Better? Of course, the inside, and the outside for that matter, remain a work in progress. Not to worry, we shall prevail.

Lillie in Happy Heinys...yes, that's what they are called.

Well, if you know me, you know I love the brown and pink color combination, and this is my favorite diaper. Who knew that I would have a favorite cloth diaper? We have two of them actually - Sara-Kate had to have one as well. :)

When Lacy was brand-new...

The first day we brought Lacy home, she charmed our girls. Here are a few pictures to prove it:

She has grown so much! She's gotten heavier and much, much leggier. I think she'll be a beauty when she grows up. Right now, we are working our way through the puppy stage. I'm ready for no more puppy teeth!

Introducing Lacy...

Here she is - Lacy. She is an Australian Shepard. Super-sweet with super-sharp teeth. Yes, she has one blue eye and one brown.

Baby Tap. :)

Sara-Kate has started "Baby Tap." She LOVES it. Mondays are her favorite day, I think. Whenever she sees her tap shoes, she wants to go see Miss Gwen, her tap teacher. So, we have dance classes and horseback riding. Maybe if I can keep her busy, she will stay out of trouble. Yeah, right. I'll let you know how that works out. This picture is after we got home and she is re-hydrating with a cup of milk. :)

Lillie's growing up!

Lillie sat up all by herself about 2 weeks ago. AND, she stayed up. She'll do it for quite a while, if she's in the mood to hold herself up. Anyway - here's the photographic evidence: