It feels like the summer is winding down as our last guests left yesterday. I usually feel excitement and anticipation when school is getting ready to start again but not this time. I am not ready to go back yet! I don't know if I would ever get ready to go back though. I am so ready to be finished!

I do not have any pics up yet from our recent trip to Ocean City but I will have them soon. I will admit that I have become a beach person. I know just a few short weeks ago, I was complaining that I did not like the beach. I have changed. The beach has now become one of my favorite spots.

Connor gave his first talk in primary yesterday. He spoke about baptism and although I was there whispering every word in his ear, I was so proud of him. He has come such a long way with his speech. It was only two years ago that he was saying nothing at all. I was a teacher in primary and a little boy got up to give a talk and I cried because Connor had just been diagnosed with oral apraxia. I felt like my little boy would never be able to get up and give a talk in primary. More upsetting than my worries was the frustration that I saw Connor experience when he went to the playground and tried to play with other children. It was heartbreaking to know that my child was "different" It has been such a blessing to see Connor work hard in speech therapy and progress to such a strong spirit. He has become such a chatterbox and will talk your ear off. He is my little joker. He loves to make people laugh and has such a silly personality like his dad. I thought that the greatest joy in life would be watching my children grow but I have discovered the opposite. I do not want them to grow, I want them to stay exactly as they are now, children so that I can be selfish and just love them forever. The greatest joy that I have experienced being a mother has been seeing them happy. I love the moments that I just laugh with my children.