happy father's day daddy!

Jeremy and Maryn have a beautiful father/daughter relationship. I love to hear Maryn yell. "hey, hey" to Jeremy each time he comes in the front door and then the game of chase begins to get hugs and kisses. She enjoys being daddy's little helper. Whether it's working in the yard or using the tape measure she is always saying, "I help dada too." They love being silly together or snuggling up to watch basketball on tv. Although my favorite time to see them together is at bedtime. Each night they climb the stairs laughing, there is crying with pj time, and then they read books. I love hearing them read, but most of all love hearing them pray together. It use to be that Jeremy would say the bedtime prayer, but over the last couple months Maryn says, "me pray." It is absolutely precious to hear her say, "Dear Jesus, thank you day....." and so on, but then to hear her repeat words that Jeremy prays is adorable. I love how he guides her, is teaching her, and loves her. What a blessed little girl to have such an amazing father!

faces...

I know I post a ton of pictures of Maryn, but sometimes I just can't resist! Here are a few of my favorite "Maryn faces"!

blowing raspberries....this face cracks me up!

go away sand!!

just so cute♥

a BIG rainbow!

On our way up to the lake Father's Day weekend we got caught in a pretty bad storm. But once the storm passed there was a beautiful double rainbow. Maryn has been pretty intrigued by rainbows lately and so it was exciting to see her reaction. What a beautiful reminder of God's promises, his faithfulness and mercy...

Mayn loves the splash park!

To beat the summer heat, we have made a few trips to our local splash park. Maryn LOVES it!! It did not take her long to figure out how to turn everything back on when it shut off and she loves running back and forth. Of course the first time we went her crazy mother somehow missed placing the swimsuit in the bag, but that didn't seem to slow her down!

no suit...no big deal!

can I get just this side of my head wet?

on second thought, I'll just put my whole head in :)

Weekend with the Gandys

Earlier in June we spent the weekend at the lake with our good friends, the Gandys. While the weather was not exactly cooperative, it was great to just hang out and enjoy being together. Maryn and Caleb had a blast playing together and especially enjoyed the sprinkler! I took several pictures, but Melody's pictures where so awesome that most of these are hers :) Thanks Dylan, Melody and Caleb for making the trek down from Detroit!!

ready for a boat ride

sprinkler fun!!

LOVE this picture...although she does look a little mischievous :)

Maryn and Daddy braving the chilly water!

little miss diva with her sippy cup

don't they look like an old married couple? too cute!!

our daughter is obsessed with putting water in her mouth :)

so thankful for this friendship

(Maryn just couldn't stay awake for the group photo :)

new bed!!

This spring we started working on getting Maryn's big girl room ready. We have the furniture and just this weekend we got a mattress for her bed. She loved jumping on it of course! It's not quite "move-in" ready, but she loves playing in it. We'll post the finished product soon :)

a little taste of rain...

the umbrella was much more fun when it was used to catch the raindrops :)

yum, yum!!

a little shout out to the Leets....thanks for the Exact Target umbrella :)