I’ll never catch up.

 I’ll never catch up here… so there’s that! I’ll sure try though!!!

My oh my has life flown by. Georgia just started her FRESHMAN year of high school! 😳 After a lot of consideration, prayer and just God working His way in our lives,  she is attending Houston Christian High School. She was accepted not only to the school but also into the George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Scholars Program (DSP)!! Ummm total Mom brag but this is HUGE! Beyond proud of her!!

More info on the program can be found here:

https://www.houstonchristian.org/the-bush-center

And here:

https://www.houstonchristian.org/the-bush-center/distinguished-scholars-program

But wait! There’s more!! She tried out and made the High school Silver Spurs team. She auditioned and landed a role in the high school play AND the high school musical. Y’all, she is all around killing. it. 🙌🏼

She’s danced in two games now and I’ve gotta say, seeing her perform at her high school games has been 1,000% surreal to me. Like, how is she out there? She was just a bayyyybe not that long ago! 😭 At the same time, I’m the proudest Mom ever of her. I’ve spent years being sad about her “growing up” and, don’t get me wrong, it is still sad, I still tear up & get emotional over it and my mind is still baffeled  over how a child can change so much from year to year BUT- this year, I finally came to this strange place. 

I was tears when I dropped her off for her first day for sure- but it’s different now. It’s like, I know she’s got this. I know I’ve done everything in my power to set her up for success and I know, without a doubt, she’s going to be successful. She’s grown up and she’s about to take off and fly- I cannot wait to see where she goes from here. Georgia and I will always have a bond unlike any other. Love you G and you’re going to do it all!!!

On to my sweet Lola! We just celebrated her SECOND birthday!!! Time with her feels different. It doesn’t seem like “just yesterday” she was born. It feels like that occurred decades ago. So many phases of life since she has been in it but we are truly settled now. She is seriously the happiest toddler ever- unless, of course, you tell her, “No”. 

Be warned, if you say that word you just signed yourself up for a 45 minute theatrics show. It begins with her eyes looking up at you, huge and sorrowful. Next, the bottom lip pops out. I have NEVER seen a bottom lip pop out like this in. my. life. I’m thinking, “this cannot be real… but she doesn’t know how to fake?” Next up is the hard breathing. She gulps several times. Spends at LEAST 90-120 seconds building herself up for the full on waterworks show that follows. 🤨 Meanwhile, I’m standing there struggling to understand, 1. What just happened, 2. How can she stick her bottom lip out like that and how does she know how to do this?! And 3. Whoa! I did NOT know taking my mascara back from her was going to cause all of this ruckus!!!

It is INTENSE. 😳

Other than that…. She’s happy go lucky all of the time, giggles, laughs, dances, plays music, sings, LOVES the water and swimming!!! She loves to shriek out of happiness and it’s super cute and super loud. Today at the pool she was doing this and it was super cute! When she did it non stop, in first class, on our flight to Orlando, still super cute ((to me)) but not so much to the other passengers… 😬🤷🏻‍♀️

We had the BEST second bday party for her last weekend and getting back on here reminds me I HAVE to come and to a recap of not only her second bday, but her 1st as well!!!

That wraps this semi catch up post! Hopefully back soon with backtracking birthday posts for the girls!!

Xoxo,

Melanie