Alright, Alright, Alright...

June 3, 2016-my girls have asked me over and over why I no longer blog. I have no good excuse except to tell them I post most everything to Facebook. But, they really enjoy looking st this blog so I am back and doing it for them. Julia is currently 10, Charlotte 8, and Andrew 4. But, that is all soon to be changing. Charlotte turns 9 on the 7th, Andrew 5 in July, and Julia ELEVEN(!!) in August. Life is busy. So busy. We have moved down to North Carolina in the hopes of better quality of life for the family. We've been here since last October, and the kids are doing well. Daddy's job is only 15 minutes away so he is able to be present a lot more. Julia is in 5th grade, Charlotte in 3rd, and Andrew is in pre-k. Daddy drives the girls to school in the AM by 7:40, and they walk home. Andrew goes to a different school that the bus picks him up for. Andrew is very young for almost 5. He's had to deal with some speech and developmental delays since birth, so he is a little behind socially and emotionally from his peers of the same age. The beautiful thing is he does not have to start kindergarten this year, but we're on the fence on exactly where to send him. But, we know kinder is not right for him this coming year. The kids are in year round school. They go 9 weeks then off 3 weeks all year. So, he would be starting kinder while still 4. Too young. And, they say noone regrets keeping their child back from kindergarten, but many do regret sending their child too soon. A lot of times the age difference doesn't come out until middle and high school. We want him to have the best chance possible to succeed. So, we will hold him back. The girls are doing great. Julia is about to enter middle school. I can't believe it. And, she's going into honors english and literature. We're very proud. Charlotte will be entering 4th grade. She just started horse back riding and is super happy about this. I wish we could buy her a horse. She is so content and happy around them. But, for now, we'll do lessons. She's excited for her birthday and upcoming geology themed birthday party. She is very interested in rocks. I love it because she is passionate about it, and it's a unique thing to be into at her age. She has quite the collection! On that note, I need to sign off and send out the invite to her party. I hope to be posting more again :).