Update!

Wow! How time flies and what a slacker I've been! Much has happened in the months since I last posted.

Brendon is currently looking for employment after being laid off from Prime Renovation Group in July. We are blessed with a number of friends and family who have offered to hire him to do work for them. Thank you all! He is still a member of Richmond Rescue and has become a member of their board of directors. He was also presented with the Crew Chiefs Award at the annual banquet this year; an award that goes to a member that the crew chiefs feel have gone above and beyond the call of duty. We are very proud!

I have returned to school part-time and am working toward my bachelor's degree in photography at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division. After spending my summer working 3 days a week at Once Upon a Child, I am back at home with the girls watching another little girl named Emma, who is 2 months older than Lily. I'm hoping to find a little girl around Sophia's age to watch as well.

Sophia turned 3 this August and gets smarter and more grown up everyday! We are currently working on getting all her colors straight and will start working on writing her name and letter recognition this fall. Her current obsession is The Wonder Pets which is a Nick Jr show about a duckling, a turtle and a guinea pig who save baby animals by working together as a team. She is turning into quite an artist and her easel is her toy of choice at the moment.

Lily has grown by leaps and bounds! She turns 1 year old on September 10th and it's hard to believe a year has already passed us by. Lily's recent achievement is walking! She started walking about a week ago and she gets more balance everyday. I've noticed that she's more likely to try to walk somewhere than crawl. She also has several words including: woah, bye, hello, yup, yay, peek-a-boo, daddy, and all done. She can also make the signs for more and all done. Her favorite activity is dancing and she loves it when Mommy sings "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".