Come on summertime!

18 more days of school for me and 10 for Ryan! Summer cannot come quick enough. It sure is tough to get two girls ready in the mornings, bottles ready for the day and lunches packed. So let's just get summer here already and be done with that foolishness. Our big girl, Elyse continues to be the best sister we could ever ask for. If someone had told me how gentle and kind she would be with Lily, I wouldn't have believed them. I knew she would love her but her gentleness is just unlike that I've seen before. And Lily absolutely ADORES her! Elyse is finishing up her preschool year, which has been outstanding! I am so proud of how well she has done! Academically, this child could enter Kindergarten tomorrow but the decision to hold her out a year is one we feel quite comfortable with. She is teeny tiny (like her mommy) and has another year she could still be a kid, so why try to rush?! If anyone knows how rigorous Kindergarten is these days, it's me. So Elyse will attend LABC again next year in their preK class where she will spend the mornings there and afternoons with Nana and Pops! She finished up her gymnastics session and has decided to go back to dance class in the fall. There is nothing she loves more than putting on shows for us in the living room. And there is nothing Lily enjoys more than watching her big sis. Elyse doesn't have to be doing anything special and Lily is just grinning at her, looking at her as if she is the best in the world. And speaking of Lily, she is quite the growing girl. She is 7 months old, maneuvering in circles on the floor, scooting backwards and just on the verge of crawling. Yesterday, she was on all fours and moved her knees in an effort to get to a toy. We were so excited! She is eating baby food great and eating about 6 oz of milk every 4 hours. I think the last time we took her to the doctor she weighed about 16 lbs. So the countdown is on til summertime... spending days at Lone Oak pool with our friends, Disney cruise with our family (which we are SO pumped about), and enjoying time as our family of four!