Hello!

Andy and I wanted to share some pictures of the girls (see links below). Everyone is doing great! Lennon is completely talking now and she just cracks us up. She is a total princess diva always wanting to wear a dress, a necklace and a bow - oh and carry a purse. I really thought she would be our tomboy, but that’s sooo not the case. Lucie is walking and just trying to stay in one piece. She is constantly being picked up and thrown around by her sister/tormentor. She is into stacking blocks and knocking them down, playing with things that are too small for her and eating. The child eats like a grown man – seriously. Her birthday is just around the corner and I can not believe that she is already going to be 1. It hurts my heart so bad knowing how fast this special time is passing.

Little Miss Rylie is also doing great! She’s all geared up for the first grade and so glad to be done with kindergarten. She lost her first tooth this summer and was so proud. She had a long visit with us this summer and had a great time playing with her sisters and meeting some new family (my aunt and uncle and Grandparents). She is just an awesome kid and a joy to be around. Seriously, there is something about this little girl that is so special. Definitely not like most five year olds I have ever been around.

Andy’s new job is really working out and he’s getting the hang of it more and more. He sure loves that he can wear jeans now and not a tie everyday. It’s the little things in lifeJ. We are slowly but surely working on the house. We really focused this summer on traveling and spending time with the kids so when it starts cooling back down his honey do list will definitely keep him busy. Poor guy! If he didn’t love it I’d almost feel sorry for him.

I’m also doing great. Work is insane and I’m hoping that I won’t have to fly anywhere in August. The smell of airplanes is really starting to get to me. We just had a huge party at the hotel and flew 50 clients down to wine and dine them. It was so over the top and fun. I just got chosen to serve on my hotel’s GET Involved committee which I am stoked about. It’s been so hard to find time to volunteer anywhere since having the girls so this will give me a chance to do what I really love - at work! God I love this job!! I’m on an organizational kick right now at home. It feels so good to actually be able to walk into my closet. Even though I know it won’t stay that way for long I will relish in it while I can. I’m finding it harder and harder to balance the whole-wife/mother/life/work/house parts of my life right now. Thank God I have such an awesome family that is so helpful. I know it takes a lot of work – I’m just trying to hold on to my sanity sometimes. Well, at least I’m having an amazing time trying to figure it all out!!

I hope you all are well and had a great summer.

All of our love,

Andy, Amy, Rylie, Lennon, and sweet baby Lucie Lou
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