Slip 'n' Slide

Not the slip 'n' slide you were thinking of....


Joy #144 of the summer I think...how can you keep track of all the fun summer brings?

What's old is new again

Well it's official, if I thought my house had already been taken over by toys, I was wrong. NOW it has officially been taken over since Lucy is old enough to actually play with more than just soft or teething toys. But the good thing is, at least (for now) these toys just had to come up and out of storage, nothing new has been purchased. I think we have a good year before we have to think about princesses or baby dolls or tea parties. So until then, enjoy your new (old) toys little Lulu. And I'll keep reminding myself that this is just a season of life and someday, someday that will come all too soon I'm sure, I won't be tripping over toys daily and well, I don't think I want to think about that right now. Because wow, it sure is an undeniably amazing, fantastic, best season of my life.

Patriotism

I read this quote recently:

"America will never run....And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders" - George W. Bush

We are lucky to live in a country that is free and thriving, full of countless opportunities and even in tough times, the chance to follow a dream. And most importantly, in my opinion, we are lucky, like President Bush said, to have "such brave defenders" of this great nation. Defenders that make it safe for us to follow those dreams and take advantage of our freedoms. I am a military spouse and although there are times (many, many times I'll admit) when I disagree with things that the military does and the transient lifestyle, on a whole, I am extremely proud of my husband and proud of his mission.

On Friday night Wright-Patterson Air Force Base held their annual "TATTOO" event to honor the military members for their hard work. It is a great family event that includes yummy food, great music, flyovers and fireworks. Perhaps the best part, of course, are the friends.


We had a great time with our friends, celebrating America and celebrating our freedom. God Bless America.

The (many) joys of summer

Wading in Little Sugarcreek, one of our favorite summer pastimes.

Yeah he looks like a 10 year old, I know.

Crocs, perfect wading gear.

Venturing a little further away from the Mama's (that's our friend Hannah).

And sometimes when all those joys of summer get to you (heat, humidity, soaking wet bum bum, bug bites), you end up in a time out in the car after throwing a major fit and you have to leave the park and go immediately home. But that never happens to my child, no, not here. He's an angel. All.the.time.

Can you see that face? He was pretty angry with me. Yeah.

Some of my favorite things about summer

Fresh Fruit, most of which I was able to buy locally Eating outside, every night!

Bare feet in the grass.

Especially if the bare feet belong to this little one.

I hope you are enjoying your summer day, wherever you are.

Happy Father's Day to our very best Pop, Grandpa and Dada

This is how we ROLL

I am not a double stroller Mommy. It's just not for me! However when you have two kids and you want to exercise it seems that a double stroller is necessary (especially if you want to exercise when your husband is deployed which will be our case in 2 1/2 months). So we broke down and got one...it's not your typical double stroller though which is why I love it! You won't see me pushing this around the mall but you will see me biking, walking and running with our new Croozer .

Such a smooth ride, we walked 1.5 miles this afternoon and both kiddos were so calm and relaxed. They both have lots of room. Brady got out of the stroller before I got the camera and he said he just wanted to stand next to it!

Croozer "profile" Right now we have the stroller wheel on the front, it has a large front wheel for jogging and it also has the bicycle attachment.