Summer

SO, it's been awhile:) The summer went by so fast I can't believe it is already over. We had a really good summer. Davram, Alannah, and Elijah all celebrated their birthdays, which were lots of fun. I also celebrated my birthday, and Andrew and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary. And most of that happened in the month of June:) We spent a wonderful week in Kamloops at my parents' place. The weather was fantastic and the kids had tons of fun with their grandparents and aunts and uncles. We spent some time at Hat Creek Ranch, where the kids got to go for horse back rides, feed chickens, ride in a stagecoach and sleep in bunkbeds(on the top, no less)...it was a very full 2 days:) Unfortunately, the weather at home was not quite so wonderful, so we didn't get out as much as we would have hoped. We discovered that Elijah does NOT like swimming...every time we take him near a pool, he simple cries until you take him far away from said pool. This is sad for Davram and Alannah since they love swimming and would live in the water if we would only let them. I know I am a terrible parent for telling them they cannot live in the water;) The rest of our summer consisted of outside play, complaining about rain, cabin fever, and talking about what things will be like when September comes around.
And now that September has started, things are a bit different in our home. Davram has started kindergarten...he goes two, sometimes three, times a week. Alannah has started dance class. And swimming starts on the weekend. I was watching Davram today playing with toys, and I suddenly started to tear up. When did my baby get so big? I'm sure at some point every mother asks that question...I'm sure my own mom asks that question still today. But it really struck me today that my first baby is becoming a real boy...and now that he has started school, I will lose a lot of our precious time together. Don't get me wrong...I'm glad Davram loves school and is excited to go, but I am missing his silly giggle and all the fun games he invents for us all to play and how he can take any toy you give him and come up with some way to incorporate it into his game. I love being able to spend more time with Alannah and Elijah, but even they notice that the day is quite the same when Davram isn't here. He is a beautiful, smart, brave boy who I am so proud of...everyone loves him. I know he will do great things in his life...and I hope everyday that I can help him in some way become who he is supposed to be.