Saturday July 11th 2009

I am so sick right now :( Marley has started to cough too but I can't tell if she is really sick or just imitating mom. I haven't been sick in at least a year and I can't help but think its probably because of the stress of starting a new job and Marley starting daycare. Funny thing is I'm really excited about the job....it's the daycare that I'm a little nervous about. Not the actual daycare itself, but the idea of leaving Marley somewhere all day. It will be fine I'm sure though. Jan was a referral through my girlfriend Alison and she is so nice. She lives right down the street from our home and she only has one other kid...a 4 year old girl named Jaden. Really, it couldn't be a more perfect situation. Marley is starting to develop separation anxiety where she needs mommy (I must admit this feels so good!) so we figure it is a good thing that we are starting her in daycare now before it get's too much harder later. It's funny how just three weeks ago I decided that I was going to start looking for a job assuming that it would take at least 3-5 months in this economy, with the goal of starting something at the beginning of the new year...2010. It's amazing how the opportunity found me instead and I start Monday....yes the last couple of weeks have been very surreal, but the road ahead is so exciting!!! They are allowing me to transition into the job so that I can transition Marley into daycare which is amazing of them!





We went to southern Oregon this past weekend for the 4th of July to see Nana and Papa and all the Banry's. It was also for Greg's 15 year high school reunion that Melissa Fricke coordinated through Facebook. We flew in 10 AM Friday morning and went out that night with all the Crater '94 grads! It was a ton of fun.



The next morning was the Central Point 4th of July parade....SO cute!! Marley's first parade :)She really enjoyed her cousins Gavin and JJ and boy did they embrace her! JJ couldn't stop saying "she is the cutest baby I have ever seen. She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!" And Gavin just couldn't stop snugglin her and doing anything he could to make her laugh....including jumping up in the air and landing in the splits position while grabbing his crotch and saying "aaaaaaaahhhhh, my privates!". I have the video too to show his girfriend in about 15 years :)
On Sunday, Greg, Brian and Jared Goff all went golfing and Danielle and I tool all the kids to Lithia park in Ashland. I had never been...it is so beautiful there! Such an adorable town with the cutest little shops. We had a picnic in the park and then went on the swings and then did a little shopping. I got some cute pictures in the park and this one of Marley with a wig on!!!