Love! .... And a fall recap.

I love being home with NC everyday. We are having lots of fun together. We are currently working on potty training. I can't believe my sweet girl is going to be 2 next month! She is growing up so fast.

This past fall was quite hectic and busy. My new school is very far and learning a new grade level has been challenging. The winter break has been much needed!

Chris finished his ironman in November, which also had us quite busy. His goal was 12 hours and he finished in 11:36. I was so proud of him. We spent the week out in Arizona and celebrated Thanksgiving there.

Nancy Carolyn is quite a character. She is very smart (I think). She has started speaking in some sentences. One of my favorite things she says is "NC doed it" (or whoever she wants to do something). She is quite active and has a sense of humor too. Just love her to death. :)

Hopefully...

Merry Christmas y'all!

I have been a horrible, slacker of a blogger...BUT hopefully that will change! My fantastic and very generous husband (Santa baby) gave me not only my first pair of diamond earrings today but also an iPad! Yay! So I'm hoping that I'll now how more time to blog on a regular basis...

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random thoughts

• Time?  Where does it go?  I have all these great ideas and great intentions but time just gets away from me and I don't get any of it done or get to try any of it.
• The first 9 weeks is over.  I'm going to attempt to be better organized so that I don't spend all day Sundays grading papers.  Also, that I don't end up trying to cram in all the grades needed on the last two days of the 9 weeks (EEK!)  I'm also vowing to be better prepared than I have been... I feel like I've just been feeling my way through... stumbling more like, barely treading water.
• I want to make bows for NC.  MUST MAKE TIME.
• What am I spending my Saturday afternoon doing today?  Browsing teacher blogs.  There are SO.MANY.OUT.THERE... all have great ideas that are inspiring me to be a better teacher.  What I want to know is how they have the time to blog all their great ideas???  I wish I could figure out time to update this one more and possibly create my own teaching blog???  
• Speaking of time, how do full time working moms make time to exercise???  I totally need to do that again and am completely struggling to find time. 

Playgrounds, Apple orchards and triathlons OH MY!

September was a super busy month (aren't they all these days).  We started the month by going to a Braves game with Pop and Granma.

The weather has been so nice, we've spent a lot of time playing outside.  We went out to Grayson for my cousin's daughter's birthday party (She turned 2 this month).  NC had a GREAT time playing with her cousins and I LOVED seeing my cousins. 

We also drove up to Hillcrest Apple Orchards to check out the Apple Festival.  Nancy Carolyn LOVED playing and picking the "bapples"

And last weekend we spent in Augusta for the Half Iron Man.  Chris and the "team" completed the half and they all rocked it.  Next up, Ironman Arizona in November.  To say that I'm ready to have my husband back is an understatement.  I think he's going to make a shirt for me that says "Ironman Widow" and one for NC that says "Ironman Orphan" since we're on our own so much.  Anyway, Chris had a PR race by 19 minutes.  NC and I saw him run but while he was swimming (we were eating breakfast) and cycling- we were playing. 

Despite how September started out for us, it ended up being a great month.  I LOVE my little family and can't wait to see what the rest of Fall has in store for us. 

Sadness

Again, most of you have heard of our recent sad news.  I went to the doctor this past week and discovered the baby's heart had stopped beating a few weeks ago.  :(  We are so very sad.  I still continue to find joy in our sweet Nancy Carolyn.  She continues to amaze me everyday with the new things she says and can do.  It's amazing how fast they grow up and can do things on their own!  Her new favorite thing to say is "GOOOOOOOOO dawgs!"  Makes me smile :)