Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Goodbye June, Hello Beach!

We left June in its dust and headed to Kiawah to see Linc’s family for a long weekend. The northern Hams were in town to have baby Kolin baptized before their deployment to Germany and the Nashes joined us for a little r&r at the beach. Sherry’s cousin allowed us to stay in their gorgeous house right on the island and we spent our days at the beach club, spending time with the cousins, and drinking LOTS of margaritas!!!

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

The Best Daddy

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These boys simply adore their daddy and are so lucky to have the very best one!

Lincoln, we love you more than words and are so grateful for all your hard work and sacrifice.

You take such amazing care of us and we couldn’t ask for more. Happy Father’s Day!

And for fun, a look back at the D-A-D collages over the years. I wish I had thought to start this when C was a bitty baby but here are the photos from Father’s Day 2012, 2013, and 2014!

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…and evidence that these photos are much harder to take than the finished product lets on…

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

MNO Birthdays

Every month I get the BB girls together to celebrate the mommy’s birthdays! June was in honor of Shari and Beth and we headed to Avalon all dressed up and ready to party. It had been storming all day so I had to document my hair and show Shari how hard I worked on it lol I knew as soon as I stepped outside it would be ruined. We originally had plans to go to the wine bar but after putting our name in and waiting an hour, we moseyed on over to the Mexican restaurant to grab drinks at the bar. They had a table for us and so we decided to skip the wine bar and just eat there. Come to find out, the manager at the wine bar had promised us a table in less than forty five minutes. Almost three hours later they had still not paged us that a table was ready…they won’t be getting my business ever again! So rude!!

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Birthday Girls Beth and Shari, me, and Katie at the bar

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Margarita popsicles are always a good idea!

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Me, Shari, Beth

Halie, Anita, Katie, & Krissy

We had a small turnout this month but it allowed us to fit at a round table. Best idea ever!! We almost always leave a MNO wishing we had been able to talk to people on the other end of the table but with a round table everyone was included! We missed our other mommies but it was a nice change!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Fun in June

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Table for 15 please! Out to lunch with our buddies this summer

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Our backyard bunny came back!

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Watching sweet Brittani dedicate her life to Christ.

Even after loosing a baby her complete faith in God and His plan is inspiring.

She absolutely radiates Christ’s love every day.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Summer Pool Fun

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We literally made it to like two weeks of swim team practice but C made the team photo lol

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Harrison, Kayden, Macey, Aubrey, Nicholas, Carter

Joanie & Nolan

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Shelter Cove

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We took the kiddos out to eat at a Mexican restaurant and then to watch the Shannon Tanner concert in Shelter Cove. He is very similar to Gregg Russell from the night before, but this time the boys were in a much better mood! A clown made them balloon animals and we danced around before the show. The boys went to sit on stage and when Shannon Tanner asked for volunteers Carter raised his hand. I was a little anxious because I didn’t think he really understood that Shannon was asking for singers, but lo and behold Carter was chosen and went right up and sang in front of the entire crowd!! It was absolutely precious and I am so proud of my sweet boy! Now he thinks he’s totally famous haha

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Gregg Russell at Harbor Town

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We took the boys to watch Gregg Russell perform in Harbor Town on Thursday night. He has been singing under the oaks for 39 YEARS and when we were younger all the cousins got up and performed with him. “Don’t pick your nose, pick us!” The boys were in a terrible mood so we ended up leaving early and calling it a night so don’t let these pictures fool you haha even with a special ice cream treat these little monsters wanted nothing to do with the concert. Oh well, there is always next time!

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Beach Bums

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Bike Riding Around the Island

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Lunch and a little shopping in Harbor Town,

bike rides to Lawton Stables, and lots of cousin play time!

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Nine Year Anniversary

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…And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more…

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Dinner at Charlie’s l’Etoile Verte, a walk on the beach with my love to watch the sunset,

gorgeous flowers in a beach pail, and an extra special ring. I am the luckiest girl alive.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

June at the Beach

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Bike rides, boats, beach time, and brothers! What better way to kick off June!

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