In May we just played catch up while Tyler was on a break from school. I made a list for him, and he completed it in no time. We planted our first ever garden! Lyndi and Tyler did anyway, I kept Emerie inside so she didn't eat dirt :) We will see how it does... haha, My thumb isn't green (my garden time expired at the age of 12) and I think Tyler's is more green, he grew up with more garden time than I did.
We also went to Valley Forge to see the Historical Site down there and, of course, the one day that we go, they are re-paving the road to drive on! So with it being a million degrees outside we only walked to one site and then turned around and went to IKEA :) We also decided, pretty much, that we are going to be living through the LONGEST 9 months of our lives next year. We are going to be living separately. :( :( :( We have thought, prayed, contested, and gone nuts over this decision for about 6 months now and have (mostly) decided that me and the girls will be living with my mom in Greensburg starting in August next year while Tyler travels around for rotations. I so wish we could have made it work together, but we feel good about where his rotations are and feel good about living with my mom. So... that decision is pretty much made, but it somehow doesn't relieve the stress that I know is coming in a year! We just figured that's the place that we'll get to see Tyler the most often, with the exception of the last 3 months. I guess I'll be praying a lot more in the future for calmed nerves haha.
In June we had Lyndi's Joy School graduation! It was so fun, so much good food and entertainment. It was a good year and a good group of kids and moms. She said she was just like Uncle Brandan graduating ;)
We went to the beach in June and Lyndi learned how to boogie board! Boogie board? I can't remember what it's called, but it's when you go out in the water and right before a wave comes, you jump onto the board and let the water push you to the shore. She did awesome! It was FREEZING when we first got there and it was raining and I was sick so I didn't think we'd last all day, but the rain stopped and the sun came out for a bit and it was beautiful the rest of the day! Emerie.... that girl is hilarious! She spent a good part of the day literally chasing seagulls down the beach. Or swimming in the sand. Or eating. We went to the boardwalk at the end of the day and got some yummy pizza and Lyndi went on the Ferris Wheel with Tyler and had a blast! The girls both crashed on the way home on our friend Kylee :)
July came and went in a flash! The 4th was pretty cold, which was a welcome change from last year's super heat. It was so fun! We went to a BBQ with friends from church and lit up some sparklers. This was Emerie's first time with sparklers, she couldn't stop staring at it haha.
Our good friends took the girls overnight for us while we went down to DC for the first time. It was so fun! We got to see most everything except for the White House. I know right? The White House of all places. That was going to be our last stop and we drove over to see it, but there was construction on the road and we were too tired to walk anymore haha. That was our first getaway other than the 36 hours we had from Lyndi when she was just barely 1.
We spent a good chunk of time in our little pool in the backyard.
In July, Lyndi also finished her reading lesson book! We started it in March and she just took off with it! She's so proud of herself when she reads signs on the side of the road or on the TV. She's such a big girl already!
We went to the Zoo with the Evans' one day and we hadn't been there before and the girls loved it!
Well, the last big news ;) is that we picked our first tomato and it was delicious and meaty! And our first corn that was 2" long and Lyndi ate it in about 1 minute. I'm thinking we'll get a few more tomatoes, and maybe some cucumbers, but that's about it haha. Good thing we don't have to live off of it! that's all for now. Tyler starts his LAST semester of classes tomorrow! Woo hoo! So excited!
