On the Move! June 2010

By Liz -
June was a busy and exciting month! School (finally) let out on the 14th and I became a stay-at-home-mom for the summer. In fact, I jumped into the whole SAHM thing with both feet as Steve left for a week in Woods Hole/Boston on June 13th. We missed him, but Lorelei and I quickly established a good summer routine that included naps, walks, swings, friends, trips to Clayton, and our first swim lesson! (There will be a whole post on swim lessons coming soon!) Lorelei hit a major milestone this month--crawling! Her first "official" crawl was while Steve was out of town, just a few days before her 9 month birthday. She does a sweet little army crawl (I ought to attach a swifter to her belly!).



Lorelei also loves books...in fact, you might say she devourers them. :)

Speaking of books, for Steve's first Father's Day I made him a picture book of his adventures with Lorelei. It turned out pretty cute and I hope they'll both enjoy it for years. You can see a copy here.
In other news, we closed on our first home! I'll do a whole before/after post once we've moved in and the fixes are done. It was a big scary step for us, but we are excited to have our own place to call home.

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Cindy said…
You bought a house!?!? That's so awesome Liz!!
August 5, 2010 at 12:52 PM
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