Sunday, August 23, 2015

Playing Tourist, July 4th, Family Reunion, Andrew's Wedding

July fun included meeting our new nephew Jonah, touring our town, a family reunion, and a wedding.   First we spent some time at home for 4th of July and doing some day trips. Busy month for us, but the kids did great traveling. Tim's sister has the most beautiful little boy.  It was wonderful getting to cuddle with him and watch the kids with him. They live close to the reunion location so we drove there after spending the day with them.  The reunion was a wonderful chance to eat amazing food and spend time with family.  We even went to a ranch/petting zoo. My car will never look the same after driving through it ;).  Tim's cousin Andrew married his beautiful wife Julie. The wedding was just perfect and we're so happy for the two of them! 
Playing Tourist in Our Town
Sinclair and Gallagher kids
Carriage Ride
Morris Island

Looking at the Fort
We landed!

 Fourth of July
On the river waiting for the fireworks show

With their new friend Nolan
Meeting Baby Jonah
Avery loves her new little cousin 
Aunt Gabrielle the awesome new mommy 
With Aunt Gabrielle and Uncle Ben
 Lebanese Family Reunion
Chowing down on grape leaves, tabouli, kibbi and spinach pies
With Aunt Carolyn, Cousin Russell, Cousin Rachel, and Aunt Sophia
Lazy 5 Ranch
Uncle Carlos, Aunt Shannon and kiddos feeding the camels
Cute little baby donkey
Throwing food out to all the critters
They would stick their noses in if you had the windows rolled all the way down
Ostriches, llamas, zebras, deer, ox, pigs...all kinds of animals at the ranch

Andrew's Wedding
Sutton, Nancy, Tim, Cassie
With the beautiful bride and groom, Julie and Andrew
Silly kids on the car trip home
Skating rink fun



Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Salem's 4th Birthday, Beach Vacation, Summer Camps

Happy Birthday to my little man! He turned 4 years old at the beginning of June.  Salem chose the theme of Ninja Turtles and had a blast at his party. I wish he would stop growing up so fast! The day after the party we left for our beach vacation and had a wonderful week relaxing and playing. Tim and I also celebrated our 11th anniversary. We had a yummy meal at a cute restaurant with the most amazing desserts. The kiddos did 2 summer camps a piece this season.  Salem had a couple of lego camps-Ninja turtle and dinosaur themed of course.  Avery had a tennis camp and a horseback riding camp. Avery informed me that we can totally keep a horse in our backyard and it will just drink out of the lake. I think she had a great time ;).

 Salem's 4th Birthday Party
Ninja Cookies
Party Favor Pizza Boxes
The Birthday Boy
Ninja Turtle cake pops
The awesome Ninja Turtle bounce house
Sweet neighbors
Our precious god daughter Mikayla 
Enjoying the treats 
Lining up for the Raphael piñata
The piñata aftermath 
All the kids disguised as ninja turtles
Singing 'Happy Birthday'
Beach Vacation '15
First day on the beach
We went through 2 huge watermelons while we were there. 
My favorite view 
The best daddy built them a moat
The Pirate Voyage Show
Argh!
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Water Park-the kids loved the slides
First time at Putt-Putt
Little man got a hole in one!
The putt-putt course was pirate themed and had cannons going off periodically. 
Anniversary Dinner- Happy 11th babe!
My happy place
Avery's horseback riding camp
Sweet girl had the best time
Avery's tennis camp. She won the sportsmanship award for the week.  So proud of our girl !
Father's day brunch
Cousin Amanda's baby shower.  She's having twins!
Mom, Amanda, Aunt Carolyn, Cassie, Aunt Connie
My adorable little chef
Practicing for 4K