So here it is, the start of summer vacation and I have made a pact with myself to update our family blog atleast once a week... We will all see how that goes! hahaha That last year and a half has flown by so fast, and here it is summer again.
Last year started out really rough with the loss of Ilie's dad, Jerry, to a long battle with cancer. It was so hard to say good-bye to our rock, but through a tragedy we have grown closer as a family. During Jerry's last few weeks with us, the ongoing joke everytime a pregnant nurse came in was that I needed to hold my breath so I didn't catch what they had. If only we would have know that I was already carrying a little blessing. We were so excited to find out that we had a bundle of joy, Liam Alexander Travis, on the way. As I said in earlier posts, last summer was a blast and we made the most of my pregnancy.
We also dealt with the loss of Granny in August. We were all so blessed to see her go in peace after so many years of living life to its fullest! It was amazing to see the bond that Grant and Granny built together last summer. Grant and I spent alot of time with Granny last summer and many of afternoons, Grant would nap in bed with her and while she would just tell him what a nice little boy he was. The few times I went to visit without Grant, the first thing I would hear was "Where is the nice little boy?" She never could remember his name, but she was his Granny and he was that nice little boy and that was all that mattered to them.
"Work hard and Play harder!"
I am so proud of Ilie, he recently received a promotion and is now the new Project Manager/ Field Supervisor/ Foreclosure Specialist for Indiana Mold Remediation!!!! After going back and forth about his career, he is happy and feels like he is accomplishing something. He is working so hard and not only is the company growing, but he is growing too. I can not say enough how proud of him I am.
I went full-time in dispatch at the Sheriff's Dept in August and enjoy going to work each and everyday! I love working 3rd shift and work with a crazy bunch of girls. I didn't realize until being at the Sheriff's Department that I could go to work each day with a smile on my face, work hard, yet still have a great time!
Now to the important stuff... The Travis children!!!!
Alexis just finished the 7th grade and had a great year. She is growing into a young woman and discovering how to be an individual! Alexis is looking forward to celebrating her 14th Birthday a little early this year. Ilie and I are taking her and a group of her girlfriends to the No Doubt and Parimore Concert. (Please pray for us, we will need it after spending the weekend with 5 teenage girls!) She is bringing 3 girls from Warsaw and her new BFF from down here will be going aswell. It is really nice that she was able to make a great friend here so she has someone to hang out with on the weekends.
Mr. Grant... Oh Grant! What a year we have had with him. I have never met a child with more of a kind heart! Grant is my angel and always will be. He finished preschool and is more than willing to tell the world that he is in Kindergarten now. We are so proud of the things he has learned from his 2 great teachers that he had for preschool. He now knows our address, how to spell his name, along with Liam's name aswell, to count to 53, all of his numbers, letters, and shapes, and an abundance of other things! All of our fears of him possibly being delayed have now gone out the window. Grant no longer wants to be an Olympic bike rider and swimmer, he now wants to in the Army and a K9 officer. We recently signed him up for fall soccer and he is trying to talk his favorite Uncle Steven Lee, the brotha one, into coaching! Oh, before I forget, Grant went down his first waterslide last Sunday and although he loved it, he said he is never doing it again! LOL
And the newest addition to the family, Liam Alexander Travis! Liam was born on October 21, 2008 @ 4:37pm, weighing in at 7lbs 7.75oz & 21.5 inches long. Liam is just over 7months now and constantly exploring new things just like his big brother. I can't get enough of watching our beautiful new baby grow! Liam is mimicking everything that is said around him and blabbs NONSTOP! His first word was not Mama or Dada, it was... Bubba and that meant the world to Grant! He can also say Dada, Mama, BahBah and NO Bah Bah (Bah bah is bottle). Liam doesn't like to sit still, he is perfectly content standing up all the time. He is also able to pull himself up on things and walk along them, the walker is no longer sat in, Liam prefers to hold onto the outside and push it around in circles!
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