Being "Outside"...

So, Leah's new favorite word to say is "Ow-shide".. and we love being outdoors. Today I took some pictures of us "Ow-shide". :)

Getting ready for our walk...

15 month Stats

At Leah's 15 month appointment, she was:

22 lbs (37 percentile)
32 inches long (92 percentile)
Don't remember the inches on the head... but it was 97 percentile! So, still a mongo head apparently :)

She got 3 shots, which she actually did great with.. She had a slight right ear infection, so we are on antibiotics to get rid of it. That was our last visit with Dr. DeVries, since we are moving and obviously changing pediatricians.. :( We will miss her!

Finally....

So, like a few of my friends that blog, I too, have fallen out of the blogging loop. I always say I'm going to stay on top of things, but then life gets in the way... and since its been like 2 months since I've blogged last, A LOT has happened.
First and foremost, Eric and I accepted new teaching positions for this fall in the Mason City School district. We will both be teaching at the middle school, and teaching the same as what we taught at WCV, with Eric teaching language arts and myself teaching math (both 8th grade). We are very excited, however, sad to leave the comfort of our old jobs and mostly leaving our friends we have made the last 6 years at West Central Valley. It was a hard decision as we really do love our jobs at WCV, but we knew we wanted to get back to Northern Iowa eventually, and this was a great opportunity we just couldn't pass up.
So, we are obviously moving.. actually...already made a temporary move up to Greene. Last weekend, with the help of my parents, we moved EVERYTHING out of our house in Stuart (except for a few items still in the garage), and moved it to a storage unit in Mason City. We are currently living with my parents until we find something in Mason City to rent probably, or until our house in Stuart sells...which who knows how long that could be. We have had a few people look at it, so now we're just waiting on a (good) offer!
Eric is already going to Mason City 4 times a week as he also will be an Assistant Coach for the football team which he is ecstatic about.
As for Leah and myself, we are just loving summer. :) She's getting so big..and funny, and definitely forming herself a personality! We have her 15 month appointment this Friday, so I will post stats then.
So, here are some pictures of our summer so far...... Prepare yourself since it has been forever since I've posted! :)

Just chillin' in the driveway...back in MAY! Good lord, its been too long since I've blogged.

Eric and I's 10 year reunion.

Start of Rachel's wedding!! Leah, the flowergirl.

Cutest picture we got of her all day :)

The whole gang.

Leah and Lily having story time with Eric.

3 girls takin a bath!

First boat ride...a little chilly!

River Days 5k!

Girls Nite Out...I'm gonna miss you girls!!

First Water Balloon Fight.. Leah totally won!

Crazy hair...

Leah helping me make potato salad..

Sleeping Beauty :)

So, lately Leah has been sleeping like this and I went in to check on her tonight and she was doing it again..you can't really tell as much from the pictures, but she's really got her butt up in the air :) haha..So cute. She has been sleeping GREAT and I'm sure I'm jinxing it writing that!

Also, it is her daycare provider's birthday tomorrow, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cara!! We are so lucky to have you!! :)

For Aunt Bev..

So, my Aunt Bev is on me about updating the blog so here's a few pictures from the past week or so..

Loving peas and carrots :)
Being a ham...

READY for SUMMER and the POOL!!!

1 year check up!

Leah had her 1 year check up yesterday. Everything went great... except for that she STILL has an ear infection. So another round of antibiotics for Leah. Weight: 20 lbs 8 oz (40th percentile) Height: 29.5 inches (68th percentile) Head Circumference: 99th percentile (so apaprently huge!) She had 3 shots, and her blood taken, but she did great.. only crying for a minute or so.. Developmentally, she passing all the tests that a normal 1 year old should be doing, and exceeding other expectations, so that's great. The eating real food is still a challenge, but hopefully when she gets more teeth, it will make it easier for her. We started whole milk in a sippy and she seems to be doing fine with it... So, we will be getting rid of formula!! Whoohoo! :) All for now.. I'm posting this at school so no pictures with this one. I've got one of my classes hooked on blogging, so hopefully they will comment on this page!! :)