July 2009 cont'd

The 4th of July Family Picnic and Fireworks was fun. Lily wore her patriotic dress and played with all of her cousins. Bo and Lori didn't play in the annual softball game this year, what bums! We ate homemade ice cream and watched the kids crack open the pinatas instead. We went back home this year to watch a firework show, instead of setting our own off at Aunt Darlene's. Lily was scared of the first firework and then was mesmerized! She's officially cruising now, which makes her now the queen of getting into everything. We've got to keep a close eye on her now. She's awfully curious and persistant!

July 2009

Lily couldn't wait to get on her feet! She pulled herself up whenever she could. Her personality is really showing now. She tries to be cute and tilt her head. She tries to be funny and falls backwards. She squints and also claps. Lily loves the dog, Daisy. She laughs when Daisy chases a toy. We're gearing up for the Jarman Family 4th of July picnic and fireworks. Lily even has a patriotic dress! We can't wait for food, baseball, ice cream, and pinatas.

june 2009

Summer is here, and Lori is ecstatic! This means no work until September, although she is looking for a teaching job closer to the new home in Corona. No word yet. Bo started a new job working for Kondaur, which deals with foreclosure properties and mortgages. He works long hours some days and sometimes 7 days a week. Last week he clocked in 90 hours!!! It's been rough on all of us, but it won't be like this for that much longer. He likes it and feels as though he is learning EVERYTHING there is to know about mortgages and real estate. Baby Lily in the past few weeks has done a lot. She went from soldier crawling, to crawling to even a little bit of bear crawling. She's a ball full of energy and smiles. She is very curious and loves anything that makes noise. We think her eyes are going to stay the way they are which is a mix between brown and blue-gray. The center is amber brown and fades to bluish gray. No teeth yet. They are slow like mommy's teeth. We are definitely getting summer weather and we busted out the wading pool for Lily. She loves it. And we love summer!

May 2009

Another month has flown by, but summer vacation can't seem to come soon enough. Lori is counting down the school days...the kids and teachers are all "checked out". Bo started a new job working for Kandaur, which works with buying, repackaging and selling mortgages, I think. He works long hours and its exhausting, but this is a major stepping stone for what he really wants to do, which is work for the FDIC. We relax with the baby as often as we can. Lily is sitting up, rocking on her hands and knees, no crawling yet, but she pushes backwards on her belly. She talks "goo goo, ga ga". She has expression and seems to know what she is saying. It cracks me up. Life is still moving along.

April 09

We moved into our house and are settling in. Lori love th fastrak for her drive from work. Hopefully she'll be able to teach closer to home. Lily is sitting on her own and loves to scream. Unfortunately the house echoes when she screams. Bo is starting a new job with Bank of America. He still does printing and real estate on the side.

March 2009

We move in on March 24th, maybe sooner if all goes well. Lily is 4 months and rolling over, laughing, and teething. She has a talent agent just until she is old enough for school. Why shouldn't she work for college? She's getting paid for being a baby. She hasn't booked a job yet, but hopefully soon. Lori and Lily got sick this month at the same time. Lily had bronchialitis and Lori had a sinus cold. It's no fun being sick and it feels bad watching an innocent baby go through sickness. Everything is okay because we close escrow in a few days!!!

Feb. 2009

This month flew by. Lori went back to work and Lily is staying home with both Grandma's. Lori is counting down the weeks until summer where she can stay home with Lily (perks of being a teacher). Bo got a new job working in Loan Modifications, he works the same hours as Lori so they get home at the same time and spend time with Lily. We are buying a new house in Corona. We're in escrow and counting down until we can call a place our own and start our life together as a family. We're moving in soon!