Busy, busy, busy...

Well hello!!!
summer vacation means hiatus for many, and that includes blogging for me! i completely apologize for not updating since Maizy's dedication, but our lives have not stopped since then. Even when i'm sleeping i feel i'm thinking about what's going on for the next day. Matt's football season has started full swing as the head coach of the Tosa West Trojan football team. It's so exciting to see him in the role God has planned for him-from mini camps to regular two-a-days, the thrill of the game is on the fore front of his mind. Since i last blogged, i've taken a new position downtown milwaukee at scott advertising, one of the top 10 agencies in wisconsin. currently i am one of their graphic designers, and am proud to say my first ad was published in a national magazine, only after three weeks of being there!! we've got big name companies that we do marketing for-sara lee, solo, mccain, etc. it's so exciting and fast paced, and a great group of creatives to work with. with matt and i each full time, on the go careers, and being full time parents of on the go Maizy, it's pretty easy to see how the blog has gone to the wayside!! our summer has been a blast thus far though. besides our awesome new jobs, we've taken complete advantage of the milwaukee zoo pass, and am proud to say maizy has only been taken over by the goats in the petting zoo once so far. she makes her fish lips when in the aquarium even. our house had a new roof put on in july, and august was the mighty scrape and paint of our house, which is almost done. our sidewalks are dug up and we are going to have concrete poured (eventually!). we've had fun with both grandparents, and have had the "good" grandparents up a couple of weekends already (hoping it will become a permanent visit to wiconsin soon!), and have been fortunate that my parents could stop by and help out with our house endeavors, as well as being a help for me when i came down with shingles and then threw my back out! But,our own fun time together is enjoying maizy grow and become quite the diva-wearing necklaces is a must as well as accessorizing with purses to go out is a new ritual. matt also bought her a vanity set that she is sits at and brushed her hair and uses her makeup brush on her face. Maizy started walking seven days after she turned one, and she hasn't stopped since either. always on the go, ever inquisitive. you can literally see the wheels turning in her mind. enjoy these one year pix. these were from fourth of july weekend, and she already looks older-her hair is already down to her shoulders!!

blessings!