just what we needed! we got a different cabin than we had before, unexpectedly and it was great as ever. these little ones know how to have fun. maximilian you wanted to keep up so badly and you really did. you are the only one at this age to willingly jump, splash and float along. we enjoyed late nights and eating almost every meal outside. you all make me want to go back again. you’re the best family to vacation with. now we say goodbye to 2020 summer. we definitely made the best of it!
summer
BC summer trip {2017}
well, we made our yearly summer trip to bc  joining in with our cousins for a week and a half.  we packed in as much fun as we could!  from vbs, to late night evenings, a birthday party or two and our annual frozen yogurt date with the whole crew. we had a blast and ended up leaving on grannys birthday…
nothing like sweet summer time with the sweetest of friends and family!
xxoo
we had visitors!
and the very best kind….
we tried to entertain them the best we could in west texas. but it turns out the most fun we had were the laughs we got out of all of it.  love this family to the moon and back! thanks for making the long haul to get here!  memorial day weekend {2017} is in the books for now ….
here’s to our first summer out here…
xxoo
wrapping up summer 2016
 the month of july was the busiest month this year by far.  we ended our summer with saying goodbye to our favorite parish priest. oh my goodness father justin, if he only knew how much he was missed.  we headed out for vacation bible school with the cousins. we had a surprise visit from mamas sister.  we bought our first suburban and had a birthday to remember for granny. oh yes, and after all of it was over we made a move further out to west texas.
it was so. extremely. exhausting.  but the memories were totally worth it.  so very thankful for all the blessings this summer, seen and unseen.  i look forward to a new fall season ahead.  we have a new house and our very first school year to start!
xxoo
relax…
it’s only thirty-three people in one beach house for one whole week…..
what could possibly happen? a lot actually. a few birthday celebrations, an anniversary, a graduation party, a gender reveal and of course just fun late nights and lazy afternoons on the beach. w a r n i n g … this post is mainly pictures {which most of my posts are 🙂 } but this one is extreme. because so many memories were made in this house and we tried our best to capture it all when we weren’t too sandy or holding babies…
 it was simply the best.
xxoo
let the boys be boys…
we had a visitor for the weekend…
don’t worry litte chica, i saved you from the crazyness of letting boys be boys!
thanks for letting us have joshua for the weekend dana and mike 🙂 these boys were non stop. it was so great!
xxoo
lavender festival {2016}
i made known this was the lavender festival of 2016 as oppose to….. well you know maybe next year 😉
it was a first for us. we made it a girls day and it was so much fun!  thank you erika for remembering your camera so we could have some fun with pictures.
see you next year girls 🙂
xxoo
summer is here…
days are already spent inside to keep cool and late evenings outside doing all kinds of crazy things 🙂
xxoo
{ten months}
anna kate frances, sweet thing this month is the month you have become just a little big girl!
you are starting to stand for a few seconds at a time all by yourself. you are eating big people food happily!  we have learned you cannot have anything dairy related. anything. you love music and dancing. you love being upstairs with all the toys. you love falling asleep next to daddy. you have eight teeth visible! you are a happy traveler as long as mama is near by. you light up every room.  we cant believe how fast you are growing!  we love you sweet ak!
xxoo
first of many…
 what a great get away we had! southern california was so good to us. we visited with family, had a night out and just enjoyed the sites and our time together so much!   anna kate you were a trooper on the flight and learned a few new tricks this week.  clapping your hands and waving hi to everyone, you had people just squealing over you and no it wasn’t just me and daddy.  jack you loved the beach so much!  the first visit was a lot to take in but then you fell in love.  samuel, you and sand were love at first site.  you even poured a handful on your head. just for fun.  crazy kids… you were excellent travelers which excites mama and daddy for many more future adventures ahead!
{our week in southern california… best told in pictures}
{nothing better than freshly bathed babes}
i would say our first family of five vacation was a success!
xxoo
until next time…
