Celebrating the 4th!

happy fourth of july! we had a great day celebrating with family.  we went up to spend the day with nick's grandma as it is her birthday. we grilled brauts and snacked on yummy side dishes and desserts during the afternoon.

^^ how cute are my boys :)

we always have to dress mac for the occasion of course, you can barely see his american flag bow tie peaking out from his collar.

something about a sunflower just makes ya happy! and trips to see family these days have become quite the task with all we pack. a diaper bag (and making sure its stocked), a bag for mac (toys, food, water dish, leash, meds) and a bag for me! and we usually get sent back home with leftovers. . . i'm not complaining about those ;)

trying to get out the door on time has become quite the game, and we aren't winning. we usually start preparing 2 hours ahead of time so we can time it right with feeding N as to limit the amount of stops we have to make on the drive.

once we got home we had a picnic in our backyard, the weather was so perfect, as was the company.

i can not figure out why the picture quality on these photos is so terrible, hopefully i can figure it out soon!

and for fireworks we went to our secret parking spot and watched them in our pajama's.

and we ended the night with cuddling. it was a wonderful fourth of july!

thank you to all the brave men and women who sacrifice so much to allow us to have such freedom. i am truly blessed to live in such a wonderful country. here are the posts from our previous fourth of july's in case you want to take a trip down memory lane 2011 . 2012 . 2013 . 2014

Lauren & Jordan's Wedding

my good friend from college got married this weekend and we of course had to help them celebrate.... 3 week old and all :)

it was such a wonderful evening, every wedding is so unique and so special. i never get sick of them!

here are a few pictures from the day

 

when grandma comes to visit

 ^^ mac makes her feel right at home in the mornings ;)

 we order delievery pizza and her nightmare of the cheese sliding off the pizza came true

nash likes it when she walks and carries him. . . no sitting :)

when a girl & baby must eat

Sometimes when baby NEEDS to eat. . . so does mom.

the adventures of breastfeeding; i should write a book.

summer fun

 

 ^^ saturday morning at the farmers market

this summer i promised myself to be flexible with my schedule, but to still get outside as much as possible. only having a few good months of warm weather & sunshine makes me appreciate it that much more

 ^^baby nash enjoying the water fountain &  me enjoying a burger :)

 ^^ the best veggie burger i've ever had! & a rasberry mojito that i made nick drink because it was so "strong". .  nick didn't think so. guess since i haven't had alcohol in over 16 months my sensitivity to it has gone up.

^some light summer reading and papa walking with an unhappy baby

Happy Father's Day!

happy father's day to all you men who do so much for your families.

i think the influence  of a "father" in ones life is so important. i couldn't be happier that my children will have such a great role model in their lives.

happy fathers day nick! we love you!

today

we had to run a few errands and had doctors appointments today.

this baby boy was tired (as i'm sure was papa's arm)

we got quite the looks and comments from people passing by. oh nash, how you can make me smile even when your sleeping.

happy mothers day!

here is a glimpse at my first mothers day...

it may not look perfect, but it was

a 4 day old baby wanting to cuddle
a puppy wanting to cuddle
and a thunderstorm this evening allowing me to do both.

i already am so in love motherhood

welcome baby boy!

i keep having to pinch myself, this beautiful baby boy is here and he is mine

my heart is forever changed


i am so blessed to have these humans as my family.

God is good.

working & spicy food

nothing like working a few 12 hour shifts & eating spicy noodles to increase my odds of meeting baby boy this week.

fingers crossed last shift?... (and it was!)

Patience is not one of my strongest attributes. I feel so blessed to have carried this baby to full term and that he is growing and is healthy. I just can't wait to see his face.