Living With Purpose

What happened August 2014 After the Northeast Summit we decided to spend some time together as a family. Matt used all of his vacation days last year in the NICU with Sonya and me, so we were looking forward to a vacation that was actually a vacation! So we found a free zoo in Cape May, NJ. We had a lot of fun looking at the animals, and although Sonya was still tired from the conference, she perked up when she saw the animals! Oh Yeah! We are excited! Maybe not, so excited... Some animals are just too friendly. People kept stopping to look at Sonya, so we thought about putting her in her very own exhibit... But the goats didn't want to share their pen. "Daddy kept me safe from the animals." This guy one ugliest animal award! This guy won coolest animal award Cutest animal Scariest animal Sonya liked the Zebras. And what's not to like?   After the zoo we went to Wildwood, NJ to walk on the pier and to...

I remember taking Algebra I with Mrs. Holley and thinking, "I will never get this! This doesn't make any sense!" All year I struggled, so needless to say, I was not excited about taking Algebra II the next year with Mrs. Bottom. Not even a little excited. Imagine my surprise when Algebra II seemed to make so much more sense than Algebra I! Having had the foundation built, it was so much easier to build up the next year. (Mind you, I did not say I was good at math - just that it was starting to make more sense.) That's how the tenth month of Sonya's life has been. A week or two after she figured out crawling, pulling herself up clicked! Then she figured out that she could pull herself up on things, and use them to walk. While holding on to people's fingers, forget walking, she runs! What happened in July 2014 - First time watching fireworks! Sonya loved the fireworks. We watched two different shows. One that was far away from us a...

At 9 months Sonya Joy learned to crawl! That is my excuse for not updating the blog. She is a handful, and I am always trying to keep her out of trouble! It is so much fun though! What went on in June 2014? - Benjamin Graduated! Finally finished! Good for you Benjamin! Now on to the real world, so you can see how much easier school was than you thought! The age old story.  - Grandma and Grandpa Hodge came to see us! (Mostly they wanted to see me.) I love this couple! Sonya's still figuring out that Great Grandpa is Great! - Summer came to visit! (Mostly she wanted to see me too...) - Sonya learned to crawl!  She knew she could, but just didn't for months. Than it seemed like one day, she just decided it was time! It's so exciting to watch her learn!  - Sonya said mama for the first time, but only when crying. She makes all sorts of noise, but her only consistent word is Dada. She copies...