Summer...

Summer is here, and it's been really nice not having to rush in the mornings. We enjoyed having my brother home for a few weeks, but now he's in New Jersey for the summer working with the Brotherhood of Hope. He's hoping to become a Brother, and will continue working with them in Boston in August.

For the longest time the girls would (and still do) attack Joshua at all times with love, but still kind of forceful (in a they are 5, not because they are trying to be forceful kind of way). Well, lately, the tides have turned, and he's obsessed with them. He wakes up and says "SIS!", and puts out one hand for M and one hand for B. It's ADORABLE! He gets so upset when they don't want to play with him now!

We haven't been doing too much...just playing at home, Joshua's swim lessons, a music with Mar class, and baking some with the girlies. I'm trying to get more of a schedule going this summer. Because it already feels like it's flying by, and I want to enjoy our last summer before the girls are in elementary school to the fullest!

I love that we live close enough to the beach to just spontaneously decide to go and watch the sunset. We went tonight, and it was nice. I feel closer to Anna at the beach. When the breeze hits I feel her embrace, and when the sky turns her favorite color pink I know she is with us. It's a spiritual experience. My girls talk about their Aunt Anna and it is a good experience. Missing her so so so much.