feet are for dessert!

At Trevor's 4 month checkup, our pediatrician gave us the green light to start solids. Since then, we have tried cereal (which Trevor gags when eating--can't blame him) peas, and tried green beans last night. Another milestone since the appointment is that Trevor has now discovered that his feet can reach his mouth! (He has been staring at them and holding them for about a month)

While feeding him his green beans this evening, it was an ongoing battle to make sure that his feet were not going into his mouth. Dinner time went something like this:
--spoonful of green beans in mouth
--wait for Trevor to swallow
--take Trevor's foot out of his hands while en route to his mouth
--make sure Trevor is done swallowing
---Repeat
........................a million times.....

By halfway through, I found myself telling Trevor over and over "Feet are for dessert!"

lovely. right?

trevor having his "dessert" i suppose....

It Is Here!!!

Finally! Since before Trevor was born, I have been working on a huge work project--running our Vacation Bible School program. I used to think that it was no big deal and was going to be easy to plan and execute....ah, how clueless I was. I started planning at the beginning of March and have been going non stop since. Finally, VBS is taking place this week. We spent all last week decorating the commons (our multi purpose room) and we jumped into a week of fun this Monday at 9AM.

Here are some pictures of the commons turned into an African Savannah:
So far the week has gone well...I have, after all, survived 3 days of 50 pre-k through 4th graders running around for three hours a day. Everyone is having an outstanding time, and it really seems as if all of my hard work is paying off. (at least I hope so!).....I'll have a final recap at the end of the week.

Trevorsaurus

Earlier this summer, my parents and brother went to Disney for a week. While they were there, they visited a spin-off of Build A Bear called Build a Dino. My brother made a dinosaur for my brother and named it Trevorsaurus. He gave it to him this weekend and Trevor loves it! Too bad it is bigger than he is! That doesn't mean that he doesn't play and talk and snuggle with the Trevorsaurus nonstop!

ODU Soccer

This past weekend my brother took part in a soccer camp here at ODU. On Friday night, the guys in his camp played a game against the ODU team, so we headed to campus to watch him play. Trevor was good watching the game, was definitely fascinated with everyone running around and the bright stadium lights that we on. We left after the first half so that we could get him in bed at a decent hour, but it was still nice to see my brother play.

massive updates....

So, again I prove myself to be an eternal slacker when it comes to our blog....my last post was July 10th, and BOY has a lot happened since then!

for example--two months from yesterday, we will no longer be renting!!! FINALLY!

On July 12th--we went to a showing of a house we had been (stalking), i mean, heavily interested in nearby to our current home...(oh come on, if you have bought a house you know you drove by once or twice, or ten times)
On July 17th, we saw the house for a second time with our real estate agent (who is downright fabulous btw--let us know if you are in need of a Realtor in the HR area) and put in an offer....
July 18-20th, dealt with some negotiations....and finally got everything settled out....
Officially under contract: July 23rd

Our home inspection went great, no major issues with the house, or surprises that the seller didn't already know about.....
Mortgage approved--July 27th.....
Barring any huge complications (ie, the appraisal--but we aren't worried, we got a stellar deal for the neighborhood) we should be homeowners September 28th. YAY!!!

So where is the photo of this house? Well, that is a funny story. I haven't taken one. Now that I get around to blogging about it, the listing has been taken off of the MLS website, so no picture from there either. However, my parents were in town this past weekend and so we drove by to show it to them. My dad got some pictures (Shane and I were most excited about the "under contract" sign that is now in the front yard) and is supposed to be sending them to me....it will probably be a week though, since they are in fabulous Connecticut until early next week.

ahh, yesterday...

.....its funny how one evening with an old friend can make you realize how much you miss how things used to be.....

Vinny came over tonight for dinner and to hang out while he waited for his girlfriend's flight to come into Norfolk. It was great to see him and spend time with him again.....spending time with him like we used to though made us realize how much we miss the good old days when it was Vinny, us, the Millers and the Rundbergs all spending time together.......we miss you guys soooooo much!

some pictures of yester-year Vinny....

4th of July

For the 4th of July, we packed up and headed to spend the holiday in Connecticut with my family. We left Portsmouth at 3:30a.m. on Friday morning and got to Lordship, CT at 11:30 a.m. Trevor did really well in the car and slept for most of the trip. Once we got to NY he started to get a little fussy, but Shane jumped into the backseat and played with him to keep his mind off of being in his carseat.
Friday we took my Grandmother out to lunch and while we were out we stopped by the beach at the seawall. Then we headed back to the house and everyone came over to swim in the pool and do some sunbathing.
The morning of the 4th we all got up and took Trevor for a walk around Lordship. He slept for most of the ride, but at least he was out getting some fresh air. Saturday afternoon everyone came over to Grammy's house again and we had a big cookout for the holiday. Trevor loved spending time with everyone and was all smiles and "chatting" it up.
We headed home on Sunday morning, leaving there at 8a.m.----get this, I was over the George Washington Bridge in NY by 9 a.m. and was crossing the Delaware Memorial Bridge at 10:30....WHOOOO, I was flying!

down at the seawall

Trevor Francis and Connor Francis....just missing Corey Francis

on the porch with doggie Dale

1st Fourth of July as a Family....please excuse my hair, it was super windy