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Friday, June 8, 2012

The Last Day of School

Well, we made it to the end of the school year.
It's been a great year.  
Chase has grown so much and learned a lot too.
We've loved her teachers & they have loved on her.




I'm sad to see the end of the year for selfish reasons...errands is much easier with a baby only!
But I have sitter's lined up all summer to help on Thursday mornings, so I know that I'll have that time to myself (likely with Beck alone)

The parents were invited to come look through the kids' notebooks a little before school got out, 
so Beck and I went.
What a great keepsake of the whole year!



After school I had coordinated a little picnic & park playdate with several of our little girl friends.
This was great as they had SO much energy!!





Tuesday, June 5, 2012

{May - aka Photo Dump}

How is it that it is June already?
Just as I suspected, we were so busy with company that the time flew by and our little boy is almost 3 months old...and to me, that is a good thing!!



The end of April we had Nannie and Poppy here.
The day that they left, the Hitchcocks arrived for two weeks...






...then we had a week to ourselves and Uncle Zach showed up.
A newly graduated Uncle Zach - ready to take on the world!




cccchassssse (a short interlude of Chase spelling her name)

As soon as we dropped Zach off at the airport, we decided to join the zoo.
That will be something fun to do this summer.




Mother's Day was in there - complete with a Mother's tea with Chase in her classroom.
The kids all voted and wanted to serve chicken noodle soup and chocolate ice cream with lemonade.
Her teacher said that was the first year they'd ever had soup!!  It had been a long time since I had soup from a can!  It was a nice morning though and Aunt Anna kept Beck for me so I could have a special morning with Chase.



And rounding out the month was Memorial Day weekend which we spent one day down at the beach, but on the Bayside with a bunch of our friends.  It was so relaxing.  Since we were on the bay, there were no waves so the girls were more inclined to go in and play.



We are surely adjusting to life as a family of 4.  
It's good most of the time.  
Still some hairy moments in there every now and then.

I can't quite figure out how to cook dinner!
But that will come in time.  Until then, super simple!

I hope I haven't lost all of my friends & family in this time of rare blogging.
I hope to get better each week.

Summer time, here we come!!!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Go on Over For a Little Visit

We had a wonderful, fabulous visit with Cousins for 2 whole weeks.
It was HEAVEN!
Chase soaked up every single minute & Beck was totally loved on.

Anna took like 700 pictures, which we copied...
and of course I haven't had time to even look at them yet.

So, if you'd like to see a bit of what we did, go on over to her blog

Sunday, May 20, 2012

:A Shower for Becker:

My sweet friend Steph offered to host a shower for my baby boy!

This was when Beck was about 3 weeks old.
It was while my mom was visiting, so she was able to attend.
Of course, not living near family, they often miss these fun, monumental moments in our life,
so it was extra special that she was able to be here and meet some of my friends.

The food & decorations were spectacular!
She had some of our friends help out with food.
It was intimate so I was able to visit with everyone.
It was really perfect.

Can you believe these cupcakes?

SO. DARN. CUTE



:Clever:


:Lovely:


:Laughter:


:Bubbly:


:Abundant:


:Cherished:


:Cute:


Thank you my friend for loving my little Beck!
What a special memory that was.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

{Photos from the Week}

::Too many things going on this week to pick one moment::

Abby & Beck


Island Divine - a fun afternoon out without children


Toby & Chase


So busy with cousins that she's wiped out while reading




A first: Chase rides her big girl bike up to the shopping center



Monday, May 7, 2012

:Beck at 7 Weeks:

We have a sweet boy in our midst.

I'm still figuring out balance in a day, hence not much posting going on.
But we are doing GREAT!  I feel that I'm adjusting well...as is the rest of the family.  Chase adores her "brudder".

It's hard to believe that he is almost 8 weeks old.  
Time really does fly !

Here are some of my most recent pictures:



Baby Beck was baptized Sunday morning~ which will be another post another day.  This was his "before" shot.






Next week will be his 2 month check up already.  
I think he weighs close to 10 pounds.
He still is eating about every 2 hours.
He does great at night ~ wakes between 2-3am and then again between 5-6am and usually goes to sleep quickly after each feeding.
It still is a jolt to my system every single night though!

Right now our cousins are visiting.  Chase is in absolute heaven. 
She will be a mess when they leave :(
But we are thankful for all the moments we are having with them.
It's been fun taking turns having the kids spend the night with us.

We love them so!!!

Friday, April 27, 2012

{this moment}


{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. 

A moment I want to pause, savor,  and remember.




::Nannie and Chase planting flowers and beautifying our backyard::