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I used to be a really great blogger. I feel so bad that it has been 2 1/2 months since my last post! We have been so busy and I just haven't made the time.

We are coming off of a week in beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC, for my annual conference. We had so much fun and work went great. Charlie and Lily are total beach bums and loved the ocean. The only bad thing, was Chancellor missed the trip becauce he has once again made the All Star baseball team.(more about that later)

The weekend before the beach we spent in the mountains. We always celebrate the 4th of July and my dad's birthday at Cliff Ridge. WE LOVE IT! The high temperature is around 83, with zero humidity. Lots of swimming, good food, good friends, family and celebrating! We came home, washed clothes and packed it up to leave for HH. I'll admit that I'm glad to slow down a little.

So back to our ALL STAR! Chancellor's team won the sub-district championships and are now playing for the district/regional division. They have 2 games tonight and if they win them both, we go to State in two weeks! If they pull off the state title, then it's on to Mississippi for the Little League World Series! Very exciting! Chancellor is really the team leader and a phenomenal athlete. I hate that I have not made most of his games because of the two smaller kids. Between the heat and the late games we miss them but Travis and I stay in constant contact by phone and text with play-by-play happenings. We made a game this week and are planning on going tonight. Fingers crossed!

Travis and I are doing constant home/yard improvements and everything looks grand. No offense to my dad, but I didn't grow up with a handyman, so seeing Travis evolve into this jack of all trades is pretty amazing. He continues to impress me with his repairs and projects. Speaking of, we at the Laffin home have 2 new additions. Max and Ruby are our ducks. The children love them and they are quite entertaining. I didn't get a vote on this one, but as long as this is as "farm" as my backyard gets, then it's fine with me.

Next Sunday, July 26Th, Charlie will be 2. We are doing a small party at home. I can't believe my baby is so big. Yesterday we went for his well check-up. He weighs 30 pounds and is 35 inches. Perfect. :) He did manage to scream the entire visit, but we were expecting that.

I think that is a fairly condensed version of the last few months. I can't wait to read all of the other blogs. XXX, Charleston