Summer Cute-ness :)

Saying "cheese" for the camera

So adorable, probably watching Toy Story

Ta Da!  Trying on Mommy's sun glasses

Ooooh, these look good on me!

Pushing her baby in the stroller, carrying her purse, and wearing Mommy's shoes  :)

Having a party at school

I think Kennedy likes the ice cream!

Riding her pink tri-cycle

Learning how to use the pedals

Williamson County Fair

I was fortunate enough to get free tickets from work and this was our first time to a county fair - it was a lot of fun!  We ate hot dogs, watched a cowboy & horse show, the girls rode a few rides, and we just enjoyed watching them have a great time  :o)  We did try the little circus that was inside, but Kennedy was afraid of the clowns and started crying, so we ditched that and walked outside to check out the cows.  We will look forward to going again next summer!

First we rode on these bears around a jar of honey

Then we rode on the magical flying dragons - Hi Mom!

Natalie had to pick one that had purple in it, her favorite color  :)  Hi Daddy!

Then we pretended we worked on a farm, collecting veggies, eggs, corn kernels, etc in our basket and then we turned everything in and got some "money" and were able to "buy" an ice cream sandwich!

And lastly, we rode the little Nemo fish

 

BEACH TRIP!!!

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Last month, we got to take a trip down to Seagrove (which is near Destin) Florida for five days at the beach!  The girls have only been one other time to the beach, and that was to Hilton Head over Thanksgiving.  So this was their first summer beach trip.  We were all ready for a vacation.  We got a condo with Laura, Justin, girls, and Joel's mom, Mimi  :o)  We were excited for the girls to play together, dig in the sand, catch crabs at night, splash in the pool, and just have FUN!  The girls liked the beach, but they LOVED the pool!  So we spent half the day at each, and just soaked up all the fun and memories.  During nap time, the adults would go back down to the beach to soak up some rays, do some reading, and the boys would go out and get in the ocean and brave the really high waves.  We ate out most nights and even discovered the local creamery with very delicious (and very expensive) ice cream and yogurt.  Oh well, no rules on vacation!  We really enjoyed our time, watching the girls play and also relaxing and not having to worry about any thing but a sun burn  :0)  ha ha ha - It was such a great trip!  

The sun glistening on the water and our beautiful daughter

She was a little hesitant at first, but once she warmed up, she LOVED it!

Feeling the sand between her toes and fingers  :)

The waves are getting me!  :o)

Super excited to be at the beach!

WooHoo!!!

Digging a hole in the sand

Natalie loved it when Daddy took her out in her float to ride the waves!

Natalie is ready to go down to the beach!

So is Kennedy!

Natalie hitched a ride on Daddy's shoulders as we walked to an Italian restaurant

The cousins singing "Ring Around the Rosie"

The cousins watching Max & Ruby and being silly  ;o)

Our little artist

Painting Strawberry Shortcake

I love that little face!

Ken making a sand castle

 

 

Natalie filling up the big bucket!

Caroline is helping Kennedy "listen" to the sea inside of the shell

I love this - Caroline is explaining how it works to Kennedy  :)

  

Such a super fun trip, I can't wait to do it again next year!!!

Spring is here!

Well, the weather has been up and down this spring, with lots of rain, 90 degree weather and today it is a cool 52 degrees.  But either way, I am happy that spring is here!  The girls love playing outside, and after dinner, we try and take a walk as a family, which we all enjoy as well.  Here are some photos of our outdoor adventures:

This girl and her smile (and her beautiful heart!) make me melt  :)

Mommy got some Mickey & Minnie bubbles from Walgreens

$0.99 bubbles = pure joy for the girls!!!

She loved blowing them by herself... the independence in both girls is really coming out!!!

Natalie has so many expressions but it seems whenever I have the camera out, it's hard to capture a smile

My little sweetheart

Natalie loves our dogs - this is Bella, our pretty gray pit bull

Throw the ball, Ken!

Silly goose!

This girl is always on the move, so all her pictures are "action shots!"  ;-)