Charley's Broadway Debut

I hope everyone is having a wonderful (and hot) summer so far! Ryan, Charley, and I are enjoying every minute of it. We were robbed of our summer last year so this one is extra special. I have been getting things ready for Charley's 3rd birthday. She will be 3 on June 29Th. That is so hard to believe. It seems like everyday is slipping away so quickly. I am really working on soaking up every minute with her. She is getting more and more entertaining every day. Charley LOVES to perform, sing, dance, etc. One of her favorite songs is Tomorrow from the musical Anne. However, rather than singing the entire song, she sings only her favorite part over, and over, and over, and over.....you get the point. Charley also sings this song whenever her "theatrical" mood strikes. Today, it was when she was strolling through Walmart. She is not even fazed by the people passing by. People seem to enjoy her singing and some even follow her voice until they find us. It cracks me up each time. Anyway, I just wanted to share this video with all of you and give you an idea of what a shopping trip to Walmart is like for me. Enjoy!

Falling off the Blogging Bandwagon

Wow! I can't believe it has been almost two months since my last posting. I hate that I have gotten so far behind! However, I will credit that to enjoying life. I have had far better things to do than sit at my computer and blog......not that I don't enjoy it! Since the weather has been warmer, Charley and I have been spending lots of time outside. She LOVES to be outside and now that she is old enough to entertain herself, I actually enjoy being outside as well. Ryan purchased Charley a pool for the summer and that has brought hours of entertainment. It's just the right size and even I can get in it and cool off.

Backing up a few weeks, I had an absolute wonderful Mother's Day. This Mother's Day was extra special. To be honored as Charley's mother felt terrific and knowing that I am going to have many more Mother's Day celebrations felt even better! Thank you Charley for being the best, sweetest little girl a mother could ask for! I sure do love it when you say, "I love you all day mom." (Tear)

A couple of weekends ago Ryan, Charley and myself had a great kick-off to summer! We spent 3 nights at Old Kinderhook at The Lake of the Ozarks! Wow....it was just what we needed. We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, golf cottage overlooking the 15th hole. Paradise....well, maybe not paradise but it was beautiful. On our second day there our best friends, Kevin, Hilary, and Zachary Austin came to spend the day and night with us. Hilary and I enjoyed soaking up the sun while the kiddos watched movies and the guys played a round of golf. That evening we all went out to dinner and spent time laughing and visiting. Charley was so happy that Zachary came to see her and Ryan and I loved hanging out with Kevin and Hilary. Thanks Austins for making our time away that much better!

Well, that pretty much puts you all up-to-date on what has been going on in our lives. We have a lot more fun happening this summer so I will be sure to keep the blog more updated and try not to fall off the blog bandwagon again!

Mother's Day 2009

Old Kinderhook