Summer's End

Well, today was my last official day of summer. Tomorrow it is back to work. It will be tough not waking up and hanging out with my girl, but we will both adjust...in time. It has been a great summer and we have done everything from play dress up to play in the ocean at Emerald Isle. We came home from Aunt Sarah's on August 16th. Skylar traveled really well and hasn't stopped asking for "Bewwa" since we got home.

Sarah lives 20 minutes from the ocean, so we took Skylar to play for a few hours. She liked it much better than last year. She even found some new friends and decided she liked their toys better than the ones she had just picked out at the store. We had a cook out with all of Nelson's marine buddies, the kids played well (Skylar, Bella, & Dominic-Nelson's son). Nelson is a big kid himself and brought a bunch of toys home for the kids. He had the back yard all set up like a little water park. The kids...and myself, had a great time.

The visit was too short and we miss them all very much.

While we were there, Dominic was potty training and Skylar became quite interested. Before we left she started telling me when she "pee-peed & poo-pooed", but when she saw Dominic's potty seat she wanted to sit on it. The day after we returned home we took her to Border's and Target to get potty books and pull-ups. She has started potty training and is doing very well.

With the end of summer comes a new school year and we are looking forward to the fall weather and new fall activities Skylar will be ready to try.

Continuing the fun

Last Wednesday we met my Grand mommy, Uncle Wayne & the girls at Kings Dominion. This time Skylar was able to get on many more rides because she had a partner mommy was sure wouldn't let her climb out.

Lilly & Savannah took turns riding with her and she even saw the "Charlie Brown Hoe Down" show, which she loved. I think Skylar enjoyed the car rides the most. She cried on the swings, but it was the first big ride without Mommy so we will try that again next time. She rode the mini-Berzerker (AKA Virginia Clipper) and was fine when it went up, but when it came back down that was another story. She was a big girl though, and she did not cry. She waited patiently for the lady to let her out, but she was definitely not up for a second round.

She really enjoyed cooling off under the Congo Sprinklers this time. We are headed back to Kings Dominion tomorrow & plan to spend some time in the water park.

Next week we are headed out to NC to see Aunt Sarah & Bella which should be a ton of fun. We plan to hit the beach at least one day we are there. Skylar & I have been trying to work on shapes. She seems a bit uninterested, but we try everyday & she knows what a circle is, but she would rather play with her blocks and tell me all the animals and their sounds that appear on them. I think I will try to make up mini lessons for grandma this year so we can keep up the good work. I aim to have her right on target or well ahead by the time she is ready for preschool.

On another note, I just finished a wonderful book called The Shack. It was passed to me by my Aunt Theresa. I was a little unsure of the tragedy it presents at first, but what a story behind it. WOW! Beth (Phil's Mom) read it before me, so I figured if she can read I can. I am so glad I did. Check it out at http://theshackbook.comand take a look at the link that says The Missy Project. I would love to see this turned into a movie.