Dog Days of Summer :-)

We got lazy :-). Here are two weeks worth of posts!

Last week we headed to the beach with our friends Marc, Jill and Michelle! Isabelle loved seeing her friends and hanging out in the sand, sun and "blanket of fun". She loves her buckets, shovels and of course her sippy cup!!

This past weekend was a lot of fun as we headed to a "family reunion". As you might imagine, Mary's immediate and extended family is quite large!! It is amazing to see the connections and listen to the wonderful stories that span generations. If you look closely (second from the left in the first row) you will see Mary's Mom in the black and white photo. In addition, Mary's Nana is in the first row standing third in from the right! Amazing!

We have been enjoying our summer and as always it is going by too quickly!!

Horses, Pools and Stairs - Oh My!?

The weekend started out with a "bang" as Nana and Papa babysat on Friday for Miss Isabelle. We had a great time hanging out and talking about some of Isabelle's new tricks including crawling, more scooting, talking and even some standing up!

Saturday we headed South to RI to visit our AZ friends. Miss Juliana is now 6 years old!! Miss Amelia was so cute as always as she helped her "sista" celebrate the big day. As you can see from the pictures there was a lot of fun to be had including tours of CrumbPicker Cottage and amazing horse rides. Even the birthday girl's Nana got involved with the fun - cowgirl up!!

Sunday was spent lounging by the Grammy and Grampy's pool. Miss Isabelle took it all in from her "buggy". She was a bit cautious at first but really "warmed up" to the pool!! Another great summer weekend with family and friends!! Thanks everyone for the memories!

4th of July

Isabelle had a very busy holiday weekend. We were all over the place !!

First we headed up to Nana and Papa's for the annual fourth of July festivities. Although it was a rainy morning, Isabelle still enjoyed her first 4th of July parade. She loved the steel drum bands and bag pipers the most.

After the parade we headed to Pete and Christina's for a cook out. Isabelle bonded with Molly and is no longer afraid of dogs :)

Next we headed back to Beth and Bruce's for another cook out. As always it was a great time with tons of food and tons of family. Thank you for hosting this event every year. Isabelle loved playing with her cousins and some new friends. A special thanks to James for giving Isabelle her bottle. You are a natural. And thanks to Nana and Papa for letting us stay with you.

On Saturday we had some friends over for a cook out. Aside from a lost boccie ball we had a great time. It was great to see Tim and Jen. We can't wait until you move back North. Isabelle misses you guys.

On Sunday we relaxed in the morning and Isabelle tried out her new swing. Thank you for installing her swing Grampy !! She loves it and we will be spending many hours out in the backyard in that swing.

Then we headed to Will's first birthday party. Isabelle, Will, and Nora all got along very well. It was so nice to see all of the kids together. Will was a great host I think he enjoyed his birthday cake. Isabelle had her first few bites of ice cream. She seemed to enjoy it as much as Mommy and Daddy !!

Happy fourth !!