FINALLY, A NEW POST

WE ARE STILL AROUND! JUST BUSIER THAN EVER. I HAVE ACCEPTED A NEW TEACHING POSITION FOR APE & 6TH & 7TH GRADE READING, SO I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY GETTING PREPARED FOR MY STUDENTS NEXT WEEK. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. I WILL BE GOING BACK TO COLLEGE TO WORK ON MY MASTER'S THIS SEMESTER, SO IT WILL BE A LITTLE CRAZY, BUT WORTH IT.

WE ARE ALSO WAITING TO START BUILDING ON OUR HOUSE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL START IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM SO READY AND ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE BUILDING PROCESS. THE ONLY THING, I AM HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING OUT THE BRICK????? ANY SUGGESTIONS????

I HAVE ALSO ACCEPTED A PART TIME POSITION AT THE BANK (MY LAST EMPLOYMENT) TO STAY ABOARD AS THE LIFE INSURANCE SPECIALIST. THIS WILL WORK BECAUSE WE ONLY GO TO SCHOOL 4 DAYS A WEEK AND ON FRIDAYS OR SATURDAYS I CAN WORK BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

ANNA IS DOING GREAT! WE ARE PLANNING HER SECOND BIRTHDAY. CAN YOU BELIEVE???? SHE IS TALKING UP A STORM AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT IF SHE GETS IN TROUBLE AS SHE GETS OLDER, IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF HER MOUTH. (I GUESS SHE GETS IT HONESTLY) HERE ARE SOME OF HER FAVORITE SAYINGS:

MEAN MOM (YES, AT FIRST I DID NOT THINK IT WAS WHAT I HEARD, BUT SHE SAID IT AGAIN IN CONTEXT AND IT WAS...)

WHAT HAPPENED????? (OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN)

NO, MAM (FOR EVERYONE, GIRL OR BOY, IT IS VERY FUNNY, UNLESS SHE USES IT IN THE WRONG CONTEXT)

ME: WANT MOMMY TO HAVE A BABY? ANNA: NO, MAM

SHE IS STILL SIGNING, I WILL POST A VIDEO IF SHE WILL LET ME FILM HER. SHE IS A LITTLE HEAD STRONG AND DOES NOT WANT US TO SIGN WITH HER OR VIDEO HER. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE GETS THAT FROM??? (LISA, NO COMMENTS:))

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT SUMMER!!!! WE SURELY DID. BUT, I AM READY FOR THE FALL AND HOPEFULLY SLOW DOWN. (YEAH, RIGHT)

Summertime Update

We had another wonderful trip to our camp this past weekend. Our family was able to go up on Thursday and spend some time together at the beach and boating. Anna had a blast in our new PONTOON boat. She thinks it is HERS (which is how we justified buying it). She loves to drive and honk the horn. It is the cutest thing to see her in her life jacket sitting like a big girl behind the wheel (I say that now, but in 14 years it may not be so cute anymore). We had family over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was a weekend of 3rd generation Devall's and 4th generation (our kids). The Devall family is huge, so we try to get as many as we can together once a year at the Lake to catch up and let the kids play and get to know their cousins. I will have pictures to share once I download them...

Anna Update:

She is starting to put multiple words together and talk in sentences. It is the cutest and funniest things we have heard. These are some of our favorites.

I like it!
I don't like it!
Hi! How are you doing? (especially when she is playing on her toy phone)
Hi, mommie!
Hi, daddie!
TV, please??? Einstein, please???