Its August already?!

This summer is flying by so fast! I was torn between wanting the summer to hurry by for Emma to be born but then I didn't want it to fly by because I wanted to enjoy every minute that I have with Hailee. I have enjoyed all the time with her and Abigail. They get along so well together, well, better than most siblings do, I think at least. Abigail adores Hailee and is lost when she is gone wandering around asking, "where's Hailee?" and "Hailee with her daddy?".

I am excited to share that I finally finished up my Spring semester classes. My professors were kind enough to extend my time to finish due to the problems and issues that I had dealt with during the Spring. It was so wonderful because if they wouldn't have I would have lost my financial aid and not been able to continue on with school. But I have finished and will be ready to get my associates degree over with by the end of this fall. I am so happy!

At my last prenatal checkup, I asked my doctor if it will be possible to be induced at 39 weeks in order to have help scheduled from my family and friends and he said that as long as I am dilated he would be able to do it since Emma is healthy and doing very well. So the plan is for Emma to be born on August 24th.(my tummy at 35 1/2 weeks)

I also wanted to add a video of Abigail and her singing...she is such a jabber jaw and always singing and jabbering away. Whenever I hear her and Hailee sing, I am so glad that the girls have found music and singing as fun as I have. It's also fun to hear them mimic the songs that I sing to them. I am so proud of them and so greatful that I have them in my life. They are my life and my joy and I couldn't picture my life without them.

Strawberry Bay

Sorry it's been awhile since I've been on...I've had some downtime and all this past month.

Anyways...this weekend, we all went camping at Strawberry Bay and it was so great!

I loved it and did not want to come home. Hailee's dad had his two week vacation with her from July 3rd until Friday when he was kind enough to bring her up to our camp to be with us. It was so great having her back and I missed her so much! The girls loved camping and going on the canoe and fishing.

We also had fun playing games, going on walks (well, walking the best I could for a few minutes...lol!) and taking Annie to play in the lake. Annie LOVED the water! That silly dog is going to need a bath and I don't know how I'm going to give her one right now but oh, well. I'm sure I'll try eventually.

Mom, Dad, Abigail and I drove to Strawberry Thursday evening and found the spot where we wanted to camp and stayed. Felisha, Raelynn, Lincoln, Max, and Hailee joined us on Friday and it was great being all together. I just want all of you to know that it was so great being together. I loved evey minute of it and thank you so much for all your help you guys gave me with the girls. I am so appreciative! I also would like to say that yes, sleeping in a 33 ft camping trailer with 2 pull outs is very nice and convienent and it's great for when your pregnant and have 6 weeks left but any other time I would definitly be out roughing it and in a tent. That's my kind of camping, lol!

My dad is the best dutch oven chef....I love his food...I just wish I had more room to eat more!

Felisha with me and my girls at the lakeRaelynn and her hubby Lincoln and below is Max...Capri Suns are the best camping drink for kids ever!
It's going to be hard to get back on the ball and get things done this week but I will get it done. This is my last week of school for the summer, I have about a million apricots in the backyard that need to be picked, mashed, bottled and canned and then the neverending chore of cleaning up the house. Thanks to my friend Sally...I will be coming up with a reward system to get the girls to help me with the house the next 6 weeks because bending over and picking up stuff isn't what it used to be (wink, wink).