I can't imagine that anyone checks our blog anymore - I mean, when did I last post, January? And even that post was a catch-up of epic proportions. However, tonight I have decided that instead of sleeping or preparing a church lesson I would rather catch up on my one form of journaling. Even though I hate myself in the morning, I find myself prolonging my bedtime night after night for a just another hour of "me" time. No kids, no distractions; this month I don't even have a husband since he's working the night shift.
Here we go: the top 10 pictures from the last several months.
Hey, we had a baby! Kathryn Elizabeth Merkley, 8 lbs 8 oz. Gorgeously jaundiced.
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| Baby Kate is the most mellow and sweet baby we could ask for. |
A trip to Lake Powell with the Merkleys led to a beautiful new friendship - "Dude and Little Dude"
Morgan's first dance recital. She was brilliant. And so was I, because I skipped the actual recital, and just watched her 10-minute slot during the dress rehearsal. Saved myself 3+ hours of agony.
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| Happy 4th of July! For some reason, most fireworks are illegal here in AZ... |
Did I say 10 pictures? I lied. I've never been able to limit photos on this blog.
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| We had a family wedding in San Diego, so Erik went to work and the kids and I drove to CA. |
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| So excited to see the ocean |
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| Magic and sunburns at SeaWorld |
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| No comment |
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| Lots of extra tantrums, tears, and trauma since Kate was born. In fact, the next picture is a bar graph that Morgan drew illustrating how much we love each of our children. Morgan is the neglected one in the middle. |
A trip to Utah in July to taste the raspberries, see the sights, and best of all, visit family.
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| We blessed Kate at the beginning of August |
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| How we've adjusted to having 3 children. Bless Apple and Netflix. |
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| Monsoon season! Almost too hot to enjoy the rain. |
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| Starting gymnastics |
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| Our beautiful blue eyed girl |
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| And back to school. THANK GOODNESS. |
