Friday, June 4, 2010

Catching up...

Between Facebook and my blog, I can't remember what I've posted on what. As I went back and looked through my recent blog posts, I realized that I have missed some important events! So I have some catching up to do...
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In May, Kylee graduated from preschool! She did really well these past two years in her class. Her teacher is GREAT and Kylee absolutely loved her. Kylee knows how to spell and write out her entire name (Kylee Alexa Pew), she can write her entire alphabet in upper and lower case letters, she knows and can recite the pledge of allegiance, she knows many riddles and songs and all of her colors and shapes, and there are many other things she has learned over the past two years in preschool.
Here she is with her class...
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Proud Momma!!!
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Kylee with her teacher "Miss Jill"
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Last month, on May 17th, David and I celebrated our 8th anniversary. I can't believe we are coming up on our 10 year in 2 years. Time flies by! Words can't express just how much I love this man. I'm the luckiest woman in the world! And I mean that! He makes me laugh everyday, he hugs and kisses me everyday, he is my little cuddle bear, he never hesitates to give me back tickles when I ask for them (my favorite thing EVER), he is such an amazing provider for our family, he is the world's GREATEST Daddy, and the list goes on and on. We also got a scanner from my sister so it's been fun to post old pictures on here. This was our wedding announcement picture. Young pups in googoo gaga love! Haha!
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SUMMER is here!!! This is our favorite time of year. Kylee got a new swimsuit and is ready to swim everyday! She is in swim lessons for the 3rd straight year in a row. She is the best swimmer in her little class right now. She is doing her strokes so well and is finally mastering how to come up and take breaths. She can now swim across the entire pool! She's a little fishy!
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One thing that we have never taken as a family is a TRUE vacation! Our "vacations" consist of spending a weekend with a family member or just staying over night in a hotel somewhere. Well, this year we are actually taking a real vacation and it's going to last 10 whole days! I can't believe it! With David's schedule now, we are able to take more time away for a vacation. We are going to a beach house with my entire family in July for a week. During that week, we will be attending a family reunion from my Mom's side, going to Disneyland for Kylee's 5th birthday, celebrating David's 31st birthday on the beach, having endless fun on the beach, and hopefully spending 3 extra days with David's family in El Centro. We are so excited!!!

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After our vacation and summer nears to an end, we get to have one more BIG celebration. On August 9th, my baby girl turns 5 and starts Kindergarten on the same day! How lucky is she! She gets a birthday party in her classroom on her first day of school!! The Saturday before the "big day", we are going to party it up in celebration of Kylee girl turning 5. I can't believe how fast these 5 years have flown by. Words can't express just how much this angel means to me. She is beyond beautiful on the outside, and even more beautiful on the inside. She has the most tender heart and is such a willing helper. She's smart, funny, silly, a good dancer, an even better singer, and the best cook and cleaner I know! She is everything and more that I ever could've hoped for in a daughter.
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We are still in the steps and process of getting certified to adopt. We should hopefully be certified by the middle to end of this month (June). We can't wait to finally be certified so we can post our profiles all over the internet. We are so excited still to be on this journey and know the Lord is guiding us through every step. We feel his love and presence constantly throughout this process.
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We had family pictures taken in April and most of them are posted on our adoption blog, but this one below pretty much sums up our family. David is always making the jokes, I'm always laughing at him, and Kylee is off in her own little "la-la" land dancing and singing like a princess.

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We love life, we are extremely happy, we get stronger through the struggles, we have so much fun during the smooth times, and we never stop laughing. Life is good! Life is PEWfect!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have been so bad about my blog I forget to check others too! We are doing all the same stuff as you guys right now! Your family pictures are amazing,I LOVE the colors, can't wait to do ours again :) I'm so happy you are almost certified, I'm getting anxious for a baby niece or nephew or both :p

The Cluffs said...

What a great summer you have planned! Thanks for keeping up on your blog for those of us without facebook!! Good luck with everything. I love the new family pics, Kylee is such a doll!

smallfry21 said...

WOW! Stef you look great!!! I have been taking some time off blogging. Kylie looks so cute and you guys look great! Keep us posted on the adoption process! That is so exciting! We miss you guys!

*Katie May* said...

What a great post, sounds like a fun summer! Hope everything goes well and smooth for the adoptions process etc....

kimberly said...

that was great to hear about your fun lives right now. i called you the other night and david was suppose to have you call me back. so if you have any spare time in your busy days, give me a call. hope to talk to you soon. kylee is so cute. it will be fun to see her go to kindergarten, i just did it last year. crazy how fast they grow up