Summer! Summer!

Our favorite time of the year!  Let's do this!  

Our little backyard oasis at home!

With so many splash pads around, Maya is practically living in her swim suit!

Fun at the park!

Our new furry friends at Grandma and Grandpa's house!  

Best thing so far was swimming lessons! Of course Maya (our little fish) loved it!
She did so well, and couldn't wait for the day they got to jump off the diving board!

Summer Lovin'

Oh, what a fun summer we've had!  It's been jam-packed full of good times!  We started the summer off by saying 'bye-bye to the binky's'.  One day they all just ended up broken.  Maya did so well with it, if she saw a 'broken' (cut) binky we encouraged her to throw it in the garbage.  She really seemed to understand that the binkys were broken and we didn't have too much trouble.  Whenever she asked where it was we reminded her it was 'broken' and she just went on with whatever she was doing.

We also spent a fun day at Lagoon with family!

More summer fun included: 

Above left to right: watching parades, bye-bye binky, swimming with cousins, potty-training, Maya's best cousins she asks about every day, nickle arcade, drive-in movie, bowling, our nephew's wedding. 

Yep, you read one of those right - Maya is potty training!  Maya was more ready to start than I was so we figured it was time to start. :)  She was already going potty in the morning, and getting out of the bath-tub to potty, plus she liked wearing panties so we went for it.  She is doing so well and has a rare accident here and there.  What a girl!

Summer Fun

Wow, what a fun summer we've had so far!

Time together is always the best!

Maya has had a lot of fun helping me and Grandma clean at the park. 

We've loved spending A LOT of time outside - sidewalk chalk coloring is the best! 

Maya is getting quite adventurous climbing everything in sight!

The splash pad is always a favorite spot to hang out!

Maya loves helping me weed the flower garden (and smell, and pick the flowers)

Rachae's brother and sister (and their families) came to visit from out of state, so we've
had a lot of FUN family time!

Independence day was a blast trying to find a good spot to watch fireworks. 

Checking out the carnival booths

All of the cousins enjoying Lagoon together!
We're only missing 2 nephews who are serving religious missions for our church. 

Maya is now big enough to ride the kiddy rides at Lagoon - she was so excited!

The Zoo! It's True!

Maya had her first trip to the zoo last week!  She really likes to be on the go so she sure did enjoy being outside, hanging with family, checking out the animals, and chillin'/napping in her stroller!

What a fun time!  Can't wait to bring our sweet girl back again when she's older!

12 Weeks Old

Guess who is 3 months old? This little beauty!

Time goes by too fast -- our gorgeous Maya is growing and changing every day!  Here's a bit of our life in instagrams since bringing Maya home!

More recently my sister and her family are here visiting for a few weeks - so Maya has been enjoying a lot of family/cousin time!  These kids sure do love being together!

On Thursday we went to Lagoon!  It was a super hot and super fun day!  Maya loved it!!  Her first ride was the train with Aunt Nan.

We feel so blessed every day to be the parents of our precious girl!

And this smile melts my heart!  She sure loves her mom and dad too ... one happy family!

End of Summer

It's sure been a fun summer!  I hate to see it come to an end!  My brother and his family have been visiting for a couple weeks and we've had a lot of fun!

We went to Trafalga - hadn't been there in a while (don't waste your money).

Last week we went to Lagoon!  Hadn't been there in a while either - it was super fun and super hot!

Last weekend my honey took me on a hot date!  Movie, 5 Guys Burgers and Fries (first time = good), and window shopping at my favorite store, Target.

Hope you've had a happy summer!

Weekend Fun!

We had such a blast this weekend!  Our nieces stayed with us and our nephews stayed with my mom so we got together a lot for some super fun times! My mom made my niece a mermaid tail - she was in heaven!  We took the kids to the splash pad, the girls took Diesel for a walk, we played the playstation, watched movies, and had the best time ever!  It was a great weekend!

Summer Fun

We love summer! 

And I love this pic we took recently ... just wanted to share!