I've decided to just humor myself and make a fun birthday wish list. Gerrad has assured me he will not be purchasing me either of the 2 'expensive' things I've requested, but I'm still holding out hope. It never hurts to dream right?!
I have been dreaming of getting my hands on one of these bad boys since Christmas. I haven't been able to pull the trigger to buy one, so I put it on my bday wish list this year. We'll see I suppose.
Some Frye boots... swoon!
A dinner date alone with my favorite, almost 30 yr old, man at my favorite restaurant.
I'd also be happy to accept monetary donations (HA) or gift cards of any kind. Pretty simple list huh? Let's not talk about the price tag on the 2 items on my list :o)
Tomorrow, the girl who first made me a mother, turns 9. NINE. Seriously, how can this be?! Tonight we're headed to dinner and a movie with one of her friends, and one of my gf's to celebrate since the girls' party isn't for a few more weeks. Gerrad so graciously volunteered to hang at home with Addaline, so he didn't have to be tortured with the Glee Concert movie, sweet huh?! HA! I'm ready to rock out to some Glee, and Macie hasn't stopped talking about it for at least a month! Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Blogging funk that is. I haven't blogged in ages, and honestly haven't missed it much (except for all my favorite blogger ladies, who I keep up with on twitter). Our summer has been a whirlwind it seems. I thought it might be a tough summer for Macie and I since I couldn't do a lot to entertain her during the day, but I am SO thankful she was home with me. We had a great summer, and she stayed plenty busy, and Addaline is still as sassy as ever, Lord help us!
So what have we been up to? We took our Disney vacation, the girls had a few rounds of VBS, we did a LOT of swimming, Addaline played some t-ball and did a great job, staying in and keeping cool when it was 8 million degrees outside watching chick flicks while G worked out of town, and our most recent activity included taking the girls on a surprise weekend trip to Omaha, NE to the zoo and to stay at a water park resort. We have made so many amazing memories with the girls this summer, I couldn't have asked for a better few months, and I'm a little sad it's over!
So here's what you could find us up to this summer...
Hanging out in the happiest place on earth
Enjoying a photo-op with their favorite 'fix it' guy
Having a party with some of our favorite people
Finding out that my 3 year old has NO fear when it comes to fireworks and fire
Posing like our usual 'diva-esque- self
Sneaking photo ops with a death grip when your toddler is just 'too busy mom'
Enjoying baby snuggles
Mom's acting like 12 year olds
Playing babies and getting a glimpse of the future 20 years from now
Cheesey smiles because you're just SO excited to be on a new adventure
Savoring the moment of my sweet, not so much my baby anymore, growing girl
Acting like a kiddo posing with your mini-me
Monkey'ing around on the Gorilla's
Taking photos right into the sun causing everyone to have the 'squinty' smile
Taking the precious opportunity when someone finally lets you take her photo and actually smiles
Checking out all the under water life, and being in awe of it all
My first born starting 4th grade, my oh my where has the time gone?
Striking a pose and requesting this photo be sent via text to all her favorite loved ones
Party planning for my favorites... how can it be that they're already this old. Emotional mom moment in progress.
Glad to be back to the place I love to write. Hope you all had a wonderful summer and savored every moment!
Turns out, I haven't fallen off the face of the planet, just been taking a little break from the 'ol blogging world. We all need that every now and then don't we?!
I haven't gotten to recap our Disney trip yet, so here are a few pics from the first day we went to Disney. The first day we conquered Magic Kingdom, which was a blast. We had Addaline and our niece Kamryn go on everything they were tall enough to ride on. It was so funny to see the expressions on their faces during the 'bigger rides.' They enjoyed every minute of it, and slept like logs every night. I think my favorite part of Magic Kingdom, is the electric parade and light show they do at the end of the night, SOOOO cool!
Riding the monorail and SO excited we're almost to the park!!
Kamryn, also excited we're almost there!
My little cheese ball!
We were a 'little' excited too ;) I was looking forward to seeing Addaline's reaction to everything since she can't remember the last time we were there. It was precious!
I think this girl probably has some type of indention's on her hips that her hands fit perfectly into, I feel like she is always in this stance!
My 2 best girls!
Cousins!
I think Addaline's favorite part was riding the train around the park, the kid is obsessed with trains!
Riding the train
Gerrad had the girls spinning so fast I thought Addaline might lose her lunch, so he had to slow it down a bit
Princess Addaline
Pete's Dragon from the light parade
They definitely had the time of their lives, and I am SO glad I got to witness every moment of it!
Hey all! Today I'm guest blogging over at Simply Smithwick for Caroline while she's away. Head on over and check out some of my current, favorite fashion trends. I promise next week I'll finish our vacation recap!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Happy FRIDAY :)
Hey guys! We made it home from vacation alive and well. It's taken me a few days to recoup, and get back to 'normal' although I still have vacation on the brain and wish I was still in Florida soaking up the sun. And a big shout out to the lovely ladies who guest blogged for me, I adored each of your posts, thanks again! One of my favorite things we did in Florida was take the girls and spend an afternoon at the beach. They had the best time, and seeing them running through the water with smiles plastered on their faces just made my heart want to explode.
How cute do they both look in their bikini's and shades? I think Addaline's hands are permanently attached to her hips, it's her 'sassy' pose, Lord help us! *Warning: TONS of photos*
On our way to the beach, they were SO excited. We had shopped the day before and Addaline picked out new sunglasses, that take up half her face but are SO cute. I couldn't say no ;)
Macie looks like a little supermodel in this photo, goodness! So tall and skinny!
My favorite girls in the whole world! The beach is definitely a place we could live happily ever after!
So beautiful!
I'll recap our days at Disney later this week. These were my favorite photos so I wanted to share them first!
