We finished a soccer season in Lake Wylie, had the girls try out for Steele Creek, had Dehlia make a PDP team at Steele Creek, finish the school year and learn that Derek's company was relocating everyone back to NC to the Cary office and much more. We found out about the relocation on the last day of school. We found a house and moved within 3 weeks of the announcement.
We lived with Derek's brother for 2 weeks until we could close on our house in Holly Springs. We enrolled the kids in the school that they came out of.
Madison started Middle school (6th grade)
Dehlia in 3rd grade
and Aric in Kindergarten!!
How has time flown so fast that they are this old?? The girls went into school on the first day and most of the kids didn't recognize them since they now had glasses. They would pull them off and the recognition would happen. It was great and made us glad that we moved them back into the school that they came from a year and a half earlier.
After hearing that we were moving back, we decided to have the girls tryout for the travel program of soccer that we had left in FV before. Both girls made it, so we dove in head first into soccer when we got here too. Got into the house and started building a fence for the dogs. Got that finished and kept busy getting the house settled.
Coasted through life with the birth of Matt and Melissa's little guy Matthew Jr. in November.
What a cutie! It is so nice to be able to enjoy the little guy and give him back when he gets fussy, etc.
Had a great Christmas here in NC. Happy New Year!!
Started the year off with soccer, go figure. Had everything come to a screeching halt in March when Derek's mom called me.....Derek's Dad had passed away. What a shocking time it was. the kids were getting ready for track out so we headed up there for Mom so that we could help her through all of this. Stayed for a week helping get the house settled and make sure that things were at a point that she could handle them. She is doing great now. Having connected to some of her High School Friends and having her quilting friends around has helped tremendously.
We have now been in Holly Springs for a year. Things are pretty settled. We put in a garden into the hill in the back yard and expanded the outline in preparation for next year.
The kids are doing great in school.
Madison - 7th grade,
Dehlia 4th grade
and Aric 1st grade.
Soccer is ramping up for us right now. The girls are still on "travel" teams so practices are starting up now. Aric is still in Recreational so that will start around the beginning of the month. Looking forward to great seasons for all of them.
Maybe now that things are settled, I can keep up with this Blog, but I make no guarantees!
Later~
