Summertime Fun

As the first day of PreK draws near (August 5!) and summer comes to an end...I wanted to make sure I shared some of our favorite summertime days playing in the park, playing in the driveway, backyard parties with friends, pooltime - we have definitely kept busy! LOVE you summer...










My bike lovers...these two cannot wait to go for a ride. Hope we can keep riding through fall and enjoy more outdoor playtime!

Food Truck Night Out!

One of the best parts about summertime are the long evenings with late sunsets! We jumped at the chance to enjoy a long evening and support our community! Huntsville slowly tries to keep up with trends...and this summer every 3rd Thursday about 15 food trucks from the surrounding areas set up downtown near the park for a Food Truck Rally. We headed out with our neighbors to check it out! Kids had a blast, Hannah and Julia both wore their long dresses, enjoyed eating pizza, and mostly loved their ice cream and cupcakes! Lukey loved the live music and just wanted to dance!!! Cutie pie, he entertained quite a crowd! Fun night, super crowded, hard to try a lot of the trucks due to such long lines. We will try again next time with a better plan to fight the lines! Great night out - thanks Moran Family!

Annabelle's Frozen Party

Once again we had an absolute blast at Annabelle's 6th Birthday Party - FROZEN themed of course! Great sunny afternoon, yummy treats, and PRINCESS ELSA & ANNA!!! What?! Who needs Disney when you can head to the neighborhood pool party! Hannah was beyond thrilled and loved visiting with Elsa & Anna during the party. I did not take many photos as I was in the water swimming...but still got some good ones of the girls singing, swimming, and enjoying themselves! So much fun! Thanks for a great party Smith family! Happy Birthday Annabelle!

Italy

Today we said goodbye...always a hard thing to do! Mike is off to Vicenza, Italy to head up the legal office for 90-120 days. What an amazing opportunity - happy he was selected and happier to go visit in the FALL! We miss you and love you so much! Buongiorno!

Olivia's Baptism

"For I know the plans
I have for you,"
declares the Lord,
"plans to prosper you
and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope
and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11







Olivia looked beautiful wearing Carla's baptismal gown, sweet baby! We all headed to TX over the Fourth of July holiday to baptize her at my parents church, Holy Trinity, in San Antonio. Olivia did great before hand, but during the actual baptism, once she started crying, she never stopped! Poor little thing! All in all a great private ceremony was celebrated with family and friends. Luke didn't cry at all during the baptism but it took a village to keep him contained! He was all over the place - thanks to everyone who helped! Hannah of course was a very good girl, watched the ceremony, and did an amazing job praying the Our Father, Deacon Chris was so impressed! Congratulations to our goddaughter Olivia! We are so very blessed.

Fourth of July 2014

"One flag, one land,
One heart, one hand,
One nation evermore."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes