first off we wanted to thank you guys for all of the emails/facebook comments/ calls/ texts and just overall sweetness towards us on our baby #2 announcement. really… i think that was one of the best days we’ve had in a while. you were all so kind to comment and leave us sweet messages, it just made us incredibly happy. we’re always grateful for this blogging outlet and for all the support and positive feedback that we’ve gotten about our stories, thoughts and pictures. thank you for letting us share them with you and for reading them!
summer has been really good to us. i’ve been home with grace and we have been soaking up every bit of play time we can. so far, we’ve been sleeping way passed our normal wake up time and have spent our days in pajamas eating pancakes for dinner and making up our own schedules. i don’t think i’ve had a summer like this one since i was 13 and it has been more than wonderful.
^^we spent the 4th of july with our family packing up the kiddos and walking over to our city’s annual celebration.^^
^^best seats in the house this year. we were able to see the fireworks off our balcony. grace loved them so much she’s been asking to see fireworks since. she keeps saying “can we see them next year?” i’ve been trying to explain to her how long a year is but it’s not going so well.^^
^^these two cuties are getting married a week from saturday!!! woohoo!!^^
^^we’re spending so much time down at the pool this summer. i think this pregnancy has me craving the smell of hawaiian tropic sun tan lotion and pineapple body spray… i can’t get enough of either! ^^
^^this little lady turns 3 today!!! happy birthday ellie belly!!!^^ 
^^this is tia sammy… she’s the coolest and prettiest mother of two and a super awesome swimming teacher^^
^^we accidentally ended up at the seaquarium this past week. we had plans of going strawberry picking but once we got the farm, it was completely deserted. we had already made the drive down to miami and going to the seaquarium was the next best thing!^^
^^grace loved it!! she saw all kinds of fish, sea lions, turtles and for some reason has been asking to watch ariel (although she was nowhere to be found in the park) so we’ve been watching the little mermaid and skipping through the ursula parts because she’s also going through a “mommy it’s scary” phase. also how beautiful is ale’s mom ivis?? i know that people have crazy relationships with their inlaws… but not me. she’s the best mother-in-law anyone could ever ask for AND she’s crazy about grace. i don’t think there’s much more i can ask for. ^^
^^i’ve never been a fan of summer. mainly because it’s sooooo hot in florida and i’ve usually been super busy working or going to school… but i can get used to summers like this one. here’s to making tons of memories!!! ^^
