My Beautiful Girls!

We have Never Been Busier!

In the span of three months, we decided to sell our old home and get a new one! The market is hot, so we felt that now was the perfect time. We transformed our Oakwood home into something quite beautiful through many hours of hard work and determination. The work paid off, and we received 3 offers, one of which was accepted for 350k! Yeah! In the meantime, we have had our eyes on a beautiful ranch on Rollingwood and our offer was accepted. We are still in the thick of it all, but if all goes well, that gorgeous home will be ours for many years to come.

In the meantime, our beautiful Somerset graduated preschool, Leo graduated Second grade and Rosalie turned 2!

Our Rosalie is still very sweet, but some spunkiness has emerged and just overnight, she is talking in sentences and making jokes. She told us recently that, "I turned 2 on my birthday," She also jokes that she is 4, or 6 or 8 and when you ask her her name, she says, "Leo," or "Bummy." Yes, she can't say Summy.

For her birthday, she had G-pops, Grandma Paula, Uncle Aaron, Kaylee, Grandma and Grandad, Uncle Martin, Aunt Tiff and her favorite cousin, Aria!

She loves her new slide, baby doll and Care Bears. She loves to play pretend. She also loves to sing to the tune of twinkle, twinkle. She is a nurturing Mommy. She has her baby play on the slide and tucks her into bed.

This has been a whirlwind time for our family, but these are the times we make the most memories.  It has been a crazy and exciting summer, but we will be happy when we can settle into the new house and get a sense of normalcy again.

Leo Earns his First Degree Black Belt

Graduation Day!

First Karate Graduation

Leo made us very proud yesterday, April 21, 2016. This is a day we have been waiting for for many years. Leo earning his black belt is a goal he has been working towards for over 4 years, and the test day finally arrived yesterday. I as a nervous wreck all week, but my Leo put my nerves to rest with a confident performance.

We had always set the high goal of reaching black belt for Leo. Giving up was not an option, but Leo's positive attitude aure did help. We wanted Leo to learn that it is possible to reach a long term goal, with dedication and hard work. Our family motto of "Morris's never give up" played an important role in this grand achievement.

We enrolled Leo at Karate for kids when he was a mere 3 years old. At the time, we already knew Leo was highly intelligent, but his preschool teacher informed us that it was difficult for Leo to stick with the group and follow the structure of the class. We felt that Tae Kwon Do might help Leo with focus and his ability to follow directions.

At first Leo didn't take class all that seriously. He giggled and goofed off and had many time outs, but he stuck with it and enjoyed his time on the mats. He learned to follow the directions of Mr. and Mrs, Simpson and moved up belt after belt.

Over the years, I have seen Leo progress beyond what I could imagine possible. He has become disciplined, coordinated and has exercised his leadership abilities. He is strong in mind and body and he did what he set out to do! He earned his first degree Black Belt! He will be the youngest and smallest kid in black belt class and I know he will impress his new classmates. As Mr, Simpson announced, "Leo is a pioneer in our school." Joe and I could not be prouder parents and I foresee this as the beginning of a lifetime of trail blazing accomplishments for our exceptional son. We are proud parents....the kind of proud that words can't adequately express.