Life Through Our Eyes...: July 2012

summer lovin'

Just a few snapshots of summer...

Hilarious!!

Melts my heart...Theo loves Maryn!

Maryn at her first gymnastics class at the park

Our new backyard!!! Hooray for grass :)

Evening fun at the park...

beautiful smiles :)

Determined to climb on his own

I sense some mischief in that smile :)

Big blue eyes and shaggy hair :)

Just hanging out with Daddy....next year I'll be climbing too!

Bouncing together

So glad he loves the exersaucer!

I'm not sure why I thought buying this stool was a good idea. Theo uses it to climb everywhere!
Nothing on the kitchen counters is safe anymore!

Silly face :)

Trying to make a silly face for Theo!

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When Maryn was a baby I took a picture of her on the back of the boat up at the lake. I loved the picture so much that I knew I wanted one of Theo too. Well, of course this summer we had to take one of Cormac as well :) I guess I've started a little tradition, huh? Here they are all in their hoodies, hats, and precious smiles :)

Maryn
August 2008, 6 months old

Theo
June 2011, 8 months old

Cormac
July 2012, 6 months old

happy 4th of JULY!

With July 4th falling on a Wednesday, we were home this year for the fireworks. It was sooooo hot that we did nothing all day, but really wanted to see the fireworks. Jeremy arranged for us to be able to go downtown to one of the buildings they own and watch them in air conditioning...woo hoo!! We were on the 17th floor with a perfect view!!

An awesome cloud at dusk.

Looking down at the war memorial from the 17th floor

Happy 4th of July!!!

Cormac's 1st 4th of July!

So excited to be inside for the fireworks :)

He didn't care much about what was going on, he just wanted the brownies :)

Our little picnic spot complete with music and brownies :)

ohhhhh.....ahhhhhh!!

What a great evening!!

swimming, smiles, and food at the lake :)

I've managed to capture some great photos at the lake this summer. Here are a few I just couldn't leave off the blog :)

Watch out!!!

Handsome boy!

Yum,yum....corn on the cob!

Our watermelon girl!

Just taking a break...

Swimming with Daddy

Cooling off in the pool

Cormac loved the water even though it was a bit chilly :)

Her swimming friends

My sweet girl :)

Very kissable cheeks :)

An evening swim...in their clothes! They thought it was so cool!

Trying to get a group shot is a little tricky :)

Snuggling up with Mamaw on the boat

Celebrating Papaw's 65th birthday!

Road trip to Newport, KY

Towards the end of June, the kids and I packed our bags and headed to Kentucky with my mom and grandma. My grandma's sister lives in Covington and she was planning to stay for a week. It's an easy drive down so we decided to spend the night and then hit the Newport Aquarium the next day. It was Cormac's first road trip...he went through three states :) It was great to see my Aunt Jean and Uncle Don and they loved seeing the kids. I have lots of fun memories of taking trips with my grandma and grandpa to visit my grandma's family.

This was our first overnight in a hotel with all three kids and I told Jeremy he should thank my mom for being the guinea pig in this adventure! The kids actually did great! We wore them out by making a side trip to IKEA in the evening and then swimming in the pool before bed. Everyone was asleep by 11pm and not awake until 9am! Thank goodness for dark blinds in the room :) The aquarium was lots of fun! I've actually been with Maryn one other time, but this was the boys and my mom's first trip. They were in awe of the tunnels we walked through with fish swimming all around. Maryn loved the penguins and the shark petting area.

Such a great trip!!