Summer love

Hello 8 followers! Looks like I picked up another two! Welcome to the zoo! :)

As usual life has come between me & my blog. The summer has been treating us particularly well. We've been spending most of our days enjoying the summer sun in our backyard. I love our little oasis under the trees. We've done some swimming in the pool and enjoyed a few BBQs with family & dear friends.

We took a special vacation to Lake Tahoe for my brother in law's wedding. Sydney did great on the trip. The wedding was lovely and we made lots of memories. I also gained a wonderful sis-in-law...and a few pounds. lol


In honor of our 2nd anniversary we went back to our wedding venue and took a walk on the beach. It was Sydney's very 1st trip to the beach and she loved it! She was a little unsure of the sand but after about a minute of looking at the other kids jumping in the surf she ran straight to the water. She is so fearless and it is giving me lots of gray hair.





Things are slowing down since Syd is out of school for a few weeks. I kind of feel lost. I really don't know what to do with my extra free time. I'm waiting for her to wake from a nap and then I'm thinking of taking her to the park or to look at the animals at Petsmart. She goes crazy in Petsmart. It's her Happiest Place on Earth. LOL.

I will say that I promise to come back & update this blog more often...and I will try...but more then likely I will be a slacker.

Our wedding day...
1st anniversary...
2nd anniversary...

and many more to come...

Hello Fabulous 6

Hello 6 followers. I'm thinking I should start every entry out by saying Dear (my 6 follower's names). haha! I've probably lost most of you since my posts have been lacking. Sometimes in the midst of my day I think of a really interesting topic I'd like to blog about. I think of all these really profound things to say and I get really excited to get home & start typing. Then by the time we're done with dinner, by the time Sydney is fast asleep & Stephen is in his "man cave", I just don't have the energy or the "words". My hands are too achy to type, my mind is garbled with things like we're out of trash bags or that I need to send my cousin's wedding RSVP back before the deadline. I top off the evening loading the dishwasher & taking a quick bath in the tub before bed. I know I should be using my free time to be doing all the creative stuff I keep talking about "wanting" to do...but if only I had the energy. At least I've kept my commitment to exercise & eat (mostly) better. I've been keeping up with my walking and I am down another 10 pounds. I'm loosing slowly but I am at a much healthier weight and I am feeling more like myself then I have in a long time. I am starting to recognize myself in photos.

I'm loving that Summer is just about here. Sydney & I spend the afternoons in our yard or at the park and I am loving it. She's been an easier baby lately. She still has her "feisty" moments...but we are having fun together. She is so funny. I peeked in her room one morning to see her trying to give"Roo" her paci. She was putting it to his mouth & making a sucking sound. The cuteness was too much! She has such a BIG, sweet, loving personality.

Tomorrow she has a "performance" at school. The older kids will be doing a talent show type thing & they have invited the babies & toddlers (with thier moms) to come on stage to do a little song. I'm imagining her crying when she sees all the people in the audience. We will see! Wish us luck. :) I'll post photos soon...& maybe an interesting and profound blog post will follow.

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