3 month recap!

I was reminded by a dear friend that I haven't posted since July! Thank you Shirley for encouraging me to keep this up! ;) I guess it really has been over 3 months! Oh how I wish I still took the time to journal our daily happenings but somehow life gets in the way all too often.

So what have we been doing since July? So much! We went to the beach, Kelsie started preschool and dance, we went to DISNEY WORLD, we have taken many fun trips, and much much more. It has been a fun-filled season and I am grateful for every memory!

Kelsie is almost 4 years old now! So hard to believe. It's almost like I see it happening right before my eyes. That growing up thing. There are days that I just wish I could time travel back to different seasons of the infant or toddler years that have now gone by. Other days I am totally relishing in the present, thinking, I wish she'd stay like this forever. And there are other days where she absolutely drives me crazy and I just want to send her to grandmas! (honesty right there) I even think ahead and look forward to seeing who she grows up to be. But regardless, life moves forward. No going back, no doing things differently, no chance to make memories you missed out on. So I try to remind myself of that. Be in the present and enjoy the moments in front of you, both the sweet and the not-so-glamorous. Soak them in one day at a time. Make the most of the day in front and spend time being truly present with your child, remembering every day that they are only little once. Whether you decide to have a pretend picnic, take an impromptu trip to the zoo, chalk the driveway, play hide and seek around the living room, turn into a tickle monster, make a playhouse out of a cardboard box, read the same story 20 times, rock the baby doll because she wants you to, or just sit on the couch and snuggle in front of the same TV episode you've seen over and over...do it with joy and enthusiasm. Because these are the things that mean the most to that precious little child of yours. Forget about the to-do list that you never even had time to write, and just relax. 

 Here are some pictures from our wonderful weekend trip to Ocean Isle Beach. We had such a wonderful time! Kelsie was totally in her element. She was nervous of the ocean at first but once she embraced it, she had a blast!! It was a place where we could just sit, relax, and watch her run around the beach. She was filled with laughter as the waves crashed over her and I just couldn't get enough watching her face light up with pure joy. No toys, no TV, no distractions...just us with time to play and bond and enjoy God's ocean.

 

 

 

 

 

First day of preschool! She is going 2 days a week (Tues/Thurs) at Christ Church Preschool and we absolutely love it! Such a great place!

 

She started her first dance class. I was thrilled to see a new dance studio open in downtown Pittsboro, 7 Dance Centre. She is loving it!

 

This is random but I saw it in my list of photos for August so I thought I'd add it in because it was a fun memory. I let her play in the rain one day...just because she had been asking to wear her rain gear and was always disappointed when it stopped raining, so one day it started pouring and I thought, why not!?

 

 

She is now a member of Carolina Kids Club and got to go to a special meet and greet with the football team! We had a great time with friends and she even got to meet Ramses.

 

 

 

And I will have to stop for now. As I was going through my photo folders I realized just how many fun things we have done this summer! I will have to be better at sharing! Maybe one day I will get caught up. At least be on the lookout for a separate post about DISNEY! Until later....