Here's the rundown:
Jon graduated from ASU in May and submitted his dental school application this week! Now the waiting game begins! We are crossing our fingers and praying that we will get in to the school we're meant to go to and that we'll be able to know without a doubt that is where we should go! He is enjoying his extra time to himself. He has been disc golfing and mountain biking lots since he finished school. We sure have enjoyed having him available to play with more! :)
Danae has been busy being a mom and nursing student. :) Thankfully I've been on brake for the last month and a half so I'm finally getting the chance to unwind and really enjoy my girls. I start back on September 24th and I'm stoked for this next semester (we're studying peds and OB!! Babies!!!)! I've been working on really putting our house in order. It sure takes a lot of time and work...especially with two little ones running around!
Veronika is now officially potty trained! I LOVE having a toddler who no longer wears diapers that I have to change! I drug my feet for a long time...but I finally gave in and I'm never going back. It was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. Who knew?!
I guess I should put in a word about the whole almost-cutting-her-finger-off incident since that happened since the last time I posted. In March she decided to see how disk breaks work and almost cut her finger off! We are now parents who are experienced in ER trips with their little one! I have to say that I do NOT want to do that again anytime soon! Her finger looks great now and you can hardly tell other than her deformed nail and a slight scar. She uses it just fine and it doesn't seem to bother her any more. I wish I could say that she is more cautious as a result...but that is not the case. She takes after her daddy and loves to live life on the edge.
Natalia turned one last week! My baby is GONE and in her place is a beautiful and intelligent toddler. She finally got some teeth last month (I was beginning to think that she was never going to get teeth since she waited 10 months)! She is currently trying to cut all for front teeth on top and two on the bottom - poor baby! She does however have one of her one year molars peeking through the gums, so at least she's not getting ALL her teeth at the same time! She started crawling at 5 1/2 months and walking at 9! She is ahead in all of her development...except for the teething. Silly girl.
Our Tallie has really opened up the last little bit and loves to explore and discover new things. I can see that cute little mind working all the time! She makes the funniest faces and sure does entertain us! She is definitely a mommy's girl! I love that she loves me so much!
I think that about catches us up. Well I guess besides the fact that we moved in April! We moved into a house! I absolutely LOVE it and am really enjoying having space! You know that thing I only dreamed about while living in a small little one bedroom apartment with our family of 4! Funny thing is that I can't imagine cramming everything into such a small space again, we seem to have accumulated even more stuff since we moved! We are still in Gilbert, just a couple of miles away from our families. The house is just under 1600 sq feet, three stories with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It is just right for our little family and we are loving finally having that sense of "being on our own" officially!
How about some pictures?
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| Tallie opening one of her presents on her birthday |
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| Cleaning up after the cake Can you tell how much she enjoyed the cake? |
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| I adore this face! |
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| Just playing together :) |
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| I can't get over how beautiful she is! |
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| Sisters :) |
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| I just love that little bum in big girl panties! |
