This is a post clearing Scott from any Liability :) :) I LOVE YOU!!!!! :) :)

Swimming, Swimming

Swimming Swimming In a swimming pool. When days are hot and days are cold, in a swimming pool.

Breast Stroke

Side Stroke

Fancy Diving, too.

Now don't you wish that you could have a swimming pool.

(Camp Song from what seems like forever ago)

Creepy -

OK so maybe you can't tell but this precious little baby is SLEEPING. That's right she sleeps with her eyes open. Not all the time but occassionally. It is SO WEIRD!!!!

CRaZY FaCeS

SLEEPY BABY

Monre Eating for the 1st Time

A Desk, Some Pencils & 2 Handsome Men (well 1.5)

Here are some random pictures & stories from the month of May & June

We were bored. Sorry no great story...No great picture. It is what it is.
Scott & I were on our way to a BBQ we were all just hanging out doing our own thing (in the car, not sure how much of your own thing you can really do, but we were) anyway, in mid-sentence we realized that Monroe wasn't making a noise, that always makes me nervous. When I turned around to check on her this is what I saw. The poor thing must have fallen asleep mid-playing. She was still holding on to her little toy. That's what you get for staying up all night.

This picture was taken about a week after we moved in to Hemingway. It is a good indication of some of his favorite things:
Shoes
Socks (sometimes)
A mess
any type of suitcase, lunch box, back pack, pretty much anything he can fill with whatever he desires

Some of Beckett's new Tricks:

At the time he couldn't quite figure how to get out...Safely. But don't fret he has mastered the art since then. Seriously, is there no where that Monroe can be "safe"

Scott's Law School Graduation

The months preceeding Scott's Graduation were jam packed with excitement (a hint of sarcasm was used while making this statement). I just wanted to recap a little:

Spring Break

3/8/09-3/16/09

Drive down to STL and look for houses.

Look at >30 houses in 3 days

Find house that we are in love with

Put an offer on said house

Have an inspector come and tell us everything that is wrong (not TOO much)

Stupid seller's realitors

Say goodbye to house

A week later:

Said house back on table along with another house that we have never seen

Make a super important decision

Put another contract on the house

Lots of back & forth between both parties

Settled on a terms of Contract

Have to close 4/2/09; 1 1/2 months sooner then we wanted to close

4/1/09

Drive back down to STL

4/2/09

Final walk-thru

Forgot check for closing costs in IL

Go get check

Meet Keith @ house (a lot of nail biting going on)

Close: Thanks to a lot of work by Mandy and Joe

Previous owner not moved out

LOWE'S

Father-in-Law & Hubby ready to kick him out and start digging in to all of our projects

8 pm - FINALLY start on projects

4/3/09-4/5/09

Voltz Electric

!!!WORK on House!!!

GO Home to MI

-Any and all time in between were spent packing & studying-

4/25/09-5/04/09

Beckett, Monroe & me go back to STL with Nona (Mom, Thank you for coming to get us on your day off)

Work on House

5/13/09

Scott's last final

5/14/09

Pick-up Moving Truck

Keith & Susan fly in

5/15/09

Scott's Graduation

PACK!!!!!!

5/16/09

PACK

Load the TRUCK

BYE Michigan it has been a great 3 years

DRIVE

Stay the night in a hotel

5/17/09

DRIVE

Unload the truck with lots of help

Return the truck

Eat a homecooked meal

Scott register for BARBRI

5/18/09

Scott starts class 6 days a week

6/1/09

Scott starts work

6/8/09

Faith starts work

WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK

7/4/09

Scott stops working to STUDY FULL TIME

WORK

I have been negligent of my blog lately, I don't have a great excuse but there is a reason. The last few months have been a whirlwind of activities, emotions, changes, moves...I am not sure what my exact stance is on how I am handling it. I haven't sat down and dissected it but I know that I feel like I am losing days, weeks and now, as sad as it is, months.

We are still alive. Beckett is maturing more and more every day. Monroe is growing like a weed. We don't have insurance right now so I have no idea how big she is, all I know is that she is 9 month clothes, that is huge to me. Beckett was wearing 9 month clothes at a year.
Scott is doing...well he is doing...Maybe that is not the way to start this. Scott is running himself into the ground. He is working during the day and going to class at night 6 days a week and studying in between. Fortunately for us, he likes us and makes a point to spend quality time with his family.
I don't want to wish my life away, but I will be glad once the bar is finished.