9.5 Months??? Seriously, where has the time gone?

I can't believe Virginia will be turning one in just a few months...scary how fast it goes by! Everyone says that, but I didn't really get it until now!

Summer Activities
I am not teaching this summer, so we are having fun going to lots of playdates and such. Also, I have started taking Virginia with me to the gym (gotta get my body back) and putting her in the playcare. She seems to like it now; she really likes to see all the other kiddos and crawl around like a maniac! We have several trips this summer: Chattanooga with the Hardys, Maranatha with the Meiers and also Harbor Beach, MI with Virginia's namesake! We have not been back since 2005 when the clubhouse burned, so we're excited for Virginia to have her first taste of a long family tradition! In between all the travel, I am helping my friend Kerri Beth get ready for her wedding: showers, phone calls, dress fittings, invitation proofs and such. I am very excited and honored to be the maid of honor and hope i do a good job! :)

Development
Virginia is army crawling, rocking back and forth on her hands and knees, standing while holding onto the couch, pulling up on things, opening drawers...the list goes on! I have to watch her EVERY second now. If I walk into the kitchen, she will follow me; goodness, she's a FAST little bug! She'll get this big grin on her face because she's so proud of herself. My little butter bean is growing up...awww! On the talking front, she's doing really well. She says tons of different sounds: nae, ba, ma, da, va, ga. Can't wait until she starts to know what she's saying more.

Joel is still playing ultimate frisbee and will finish up the summer season at the end of July. He's been very happy to have some fun and exercise with friends. I *hope* to run a 5k in October with some friends from my Mommy group.

Hope everyone is having a great summer. Love to all!