Soaring by...

It seems the days are not only flying by but soaring by! Flying and soaring...These words seem to be the same thing but they most certainly are not. Flying goes by quickly maybe without a moments notice and is typically forgettable but soaring implies so much more. Soaring is high above us, quickly moving but demands attention. Soaring is something, to soar is beautiful. That's where I feel I am right now. The days are going by quicker and quicker but not a single one passes without having moments that stop me in my tracks and take my breath away a bit. Of course there are plenty of moments that I''d love to allow fly by like changing diapers and common core math (which I hate with every fiber of my being) but for the most part the days are getting better and better. Everyone is growing like the wild fires happening every other week these days and I am doing my best to enjoy it instead of letting it get me down on how quickly it's happening! Ty is soaring through his first year of Junior High. He is absolutely loving water polo, the drum line and is working hard to keep an A average. Ty as usual adjusted extremely well to the school change this year and has made some new friends. Ty had said he wanted to be a neurosurgeon the last few years but is now changing it up and leaning towards technology. This makes me incredibly happy. It's not that I don't want a doctor in the family but I know how hard that road  would be and I'd secretly love him to have a job that has more flexibility than ten plus years of school and stress. Overall Ty is awesome and creeping up on his 13th birthday. I will be the mother of a teenager in 5 months which is crazy scary but also amazing that I've half way raised such a fine young man. I realized today that I have no new pictures of Ty this month but that's probably because he's always gone! Band, water polo and his friends are definitely taking him away more than I'd like but I love seeing him soar.

Paris is rocking the 4th grade, except for math that is. Paris has always had the toughest time with math and common core has made us both hate it. Despite her troubles in math she is doing very well and of course getting prettier every day. She is still my little writer and so creative. She loves to write fictional stories and I am starting to encourage this is a possible career. She really is remarkable at capturing little details that could so easily go unnoticed. She is also showing a lot of interest in theatre which warms my heart! I'd love to encourage her down the path just because I enjoy it so much but I know deep down that Paris is my wild card child. I really can't pin down what direction she will head and that makes is so hard to watch her grow because I know that there is a good chance she will soar in the opposite direction of home...

Gianna has conquered kinder... Yep she openly states she has 50 friends, her teacher loves her and she is so smart... Humble, maybe not so much but smart for sure. Gigi is of course still talking non stop and holding on to a tooth that has been dangling for about 2 weeks. She states she's keeping it until it decides to fall out all by itself and she will not make it leave her mouth. Well, who can fight with that logic! Gianna is soaring past me but then goes straight up and makes figure eights around me all the while talking and I see no end to that insight!
This month brought many fun things like "Grandparents Day" which made my big girls so very happy!

Mom, being the Grandparent most available was able to take the girls to school and spend the morning with them. Gianna was thrilled her grandma was the youngest one there and Paris was happy to get out of class for a bit. They both couldn't stop talking about it for days.

The twins have taken to swimming, at least in the tub. Our next big change was putting the twins in toddler beds. They are nearly two and were ready for the change. Thank goodness it was a very easy transition! The babies are right on track but have been caught sneaking into one anothers beds but I actually love they find comfort in one another. They are soaring just as beautifully as my big kids. We are off the binkies except in bed and they sit at their big girl table for meals. Charlotte is talking up a storm and Penelope is using the big girl potty now and then which is promising. They are still snuggly girls but are becoming more and more independent every single day.

This month we had some grown up fun which was much needed! We got together with our dear friends to see Blake Shelton in concert which was just a blast; although, I paid for it a bit the next day!

Love spending time with my bestie especially before she is the mother of two! Now to plan her Baby Sprinkle!

Josh has kept busy this month with little projects to make me happy.

Josh and my dad built a fence to hide our AC units and then Josh planted Jasmine Vines to hopefully fill in next year.

We started trying to attract some birds because Gianna and the babies are obsessed with them. You would have thought the world came crashing down when we had our first taker. Gianna started screaming and jumping up and down which scared the heck out of me. The twins ran to her and joined in the jumping and screaming, we had our first bird enjoying a tasty meal. The three littles were ecstatic! Since then we have regulars. We now have several humming birds and too many to count small birds( I know nothing about birds or what kind they are). These little creatures sure do get my girls excited through out the day, the only other thing that gets them that excited is finding the moon at night.

Josh and my dad worked on building Gigi her dream garden. Josh has really put a lot of thought into it all and we should be planting our winter veggies in the next couple of weeks. I am certain Gianna and I will make memories that will last a lifetime and we get to say the men in our life did it all for us!

I found a way to use up some old fence and decorate for the season

Step one of a DIY project Paris and I started- finished pictures next time

Now for baby faces! We headed out to the drag races last weekend and let the kids all get real dirty!

Charlie

Sad they couldn't go with the big kids

Penny rocking her new cowboy boots

Rough being a Richards girl

Charlie has to be touching someone all the time

Still love their wagon but are not happy when the ride is over

Gianna and Richard so excited to see Sheena our nanny in the drag race!

Sheena ready to roll and win!

So another month soars by and I loved it all. This month will be even busier with birthdays! We have three kids birthdays in two days which will certainly keep us busy. For now I will continue to let life soar by but I will snap some pictures as we go so that I never forget the beauty of this wonderful life I'm blessed enough to be a part of. Till next time, have a safe flight!

xoxo-