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So, my noble idea of being able to update this often isn't working out quite as I hoped. I guess better late than never, right? We have been busy around here lately. Dave is still working quite a bit. Things have slowed down with cherry season being done, but other things are picking up now.

Alana is crawling, more or less. She still goes backwards better than forwards in an actual crawl. Going forward, she mostly does the army crawl to get where she needs to go. Either way, she is getting around more making her a much happier girl. She is also pulling herself up pretty successfully. Most often on me. I don't think she knows that she can pull up on furniture yet. Of course, I have forgotten what it's like to have a crawling baby around and am having to start re-babyproofing the house. She and Kale get along well most of the time, although Kale still steps on her, or shoves her down when he is in a mood. It would almost be easier to discipline him if she cried. It usually doesn't upset her. It's hard to convince him that he's hurting her by laying on top of her when she's giggling.

I am now a Pampered Chef Consultant. A friend talked me into it to help make some extra money to help get us into a house. Either way, their stuff is great, and I get it for free! We'll see how it works out. August is the first month I am starting, since July is almost done already! So if anybody needs anything, let me know!

Dave and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary yesterday. It is hard to believe how fast everything has gone by! We were able to go out to dinner, (with no kids of course), and then spent the rest of the evening at a class for church. We are hoping that later in the summer if things slow down we can actually get away. A nice dream at least.

okay, so most of the pictures didn't want to load today. I'll try again later. We've got to get a faster internet connection!

So all is well and busy in the Smith house.



Alana on Kale's John Deer