August

Mikayla kicked off the month of August by taking a tumble off the top bunk of her bed. She gave herself a black eye, a rug burn and a headache that lasted for two days.  It happened over the weekend and I was seriously conflicted over taking her to the ER but when we saw our pediatrician on Monday he said she was just fine. We always knew Mikayla had a hard head!

We also made a trip to Mike & Allison's for little Reese's Dedication at their church.

Cam & Mikayla had fun playing in the playrooms during service.

Mike is Reese's GodFather!

After Church, we went back to Mike & Allison's for the afternoon, we watched the Olympics, ate pulled pork and just relaxed. 

We also had some beach days. The beach seriously has magical healing powers. If there is ever a bad mood in our family the salty sea air & rolling surf takes care of it.  The beach is ever changing, but always relaxing.

It's sea turtle nesting season. Buried eggs have been hatching up and down Florida beaches for the last month or so. I hope they all make it to the Gulf and reach full maturity. A female sea turtle comes back to the same beach she hatched on to lay HER eggs, but she won't do it until she is 30 yrs old!  Sea turtles are amazing creatures. 

July Happenings!

July was a fun month!  Let's catch up!

First, my Dad-in-Law finally cashed in his Christmas/Birthday present. A gift certificate to skydive!

Skydiving was a lifelong dream for Mike's Dad, so we're proud of him for going through with it and very glad he made to the ground safely!

We also celebrated the 4th of July. Nothing fancy but we had our best friends over for a cookout and together we blew up a mess of fireworks!

What is it about blowing stuff up that makes guys so happy?  Mike & Brad were having a blast...  Haha get it?

The girls also had a few sleepovers with their besties.  Popsicles on my bed? Not one of my brighter ideas.

Of course we had a few visits to the YMCA waterpark AND the bowling alley which I have no pictures of!

But we also tried something new.... Roller skating! When I was a kid, I spent every winter Sunday ice skating with my Dad and loved it. It's great exercise and it's something I've always wanted the girls to experience. We had a great time and to my surprise it was affordable. We're looking forward to Fall, because a group skating lesson in included with Stardust's Saturday skate time which we definitely want to take advantage of. :)

So in a nut shell, that was our July. Check back for our August and Back to School posts!  Time just flies these days!