It is starting to feel like summer around here. It finally got above 75. Yeah!
So we headed to the beach. Lily was so excited to wear her swimsuit and get in the water.
And she loved rowing around the lake with her Dad.
I’m glad Scott is such a fun Dad to have, because I’m borderline boring. (I stayed on the beach fully clothed with Zeke.)
Well, I think Erin found a way to become Lily’s favorite aunt . . .
Lily was a little sad when she found out that Grandma, Mom, and all her aunts went out for pedicures & manicures without her. So Erin gave Lily her very own in-house pedicure.
I love my little girly-girl. Thanks for spoiling her, Erin!
After we left Mike & Noel’s house, we went camping. We loved using our tent for the first time. (I’m grateful I married an Eagle Scout because I didn’t want to worry about how to make a campfire.)
Lily loved being outside all the time: rocks and sticks to play with all the time!
She also loved sitting in her princess camping chair (she’d been talking about it for a month).
And then we went for a hike. I love these pictures:
We wanted to take one last trip before my maternity leave ends, so we headed over the mountains to visit Scott’s other brother, Michael, and his family.
We went to the local Frisbee golf course. Lily & Logan loved driving around in Logan’s little Jeep (for the first 2 holes).
And then Lily wanted to help throw Frisbees. I love how she would raise her arm to celebrate whenever the Frisbee went in the basket.
And what did Zeke do?
He hung out in the Bjorn until he fell asleep.
Then we took Lily to the swings. She loves swings!
Before we left. We wanted to get a picture of the cousins together.
Lily has decided she wants her hair to “grow on [her] back” like Alexis’. We’ll have to see about that.
My family definitely knows how to celebrate. Since we had Ann & LaDawn up from California, we wanted to celebrate as many events as we could in one evening: Erin’s birthday, Scott’s graduation, Reed’s birthday, and Father’s Day.
I don’t know who had the idea to wear the different hats, but it was a fun addition. (Of course, Lily couldn’t be left out of the fun, so Mickayla found a princess hat for Lily to wear.) After the picture, we ate A LOT of yummy pie.
What better way to end the night then with a game of settlers? And the next night we roasted smores indoors (it was raining outside).
The day we had waited for finally arrived. Scott graduated from grad school! Which of course was cause for celebration. (Scott chose not to walk. Instead, we celebrated with friends & family at a local park.)
(Seth is our friend from church, and graduated with his B.S.)
I did a bad job taking pictures at the BBQ, so you can’t tell that there was actually a good turn out of people and fun things going on (socializing, hiking, lawn games, and the kids played on the playground.) Thank you to everyone that came and helped us celebrate, especially family that traveled up from Seattle & California.
After the BBQ, we took Shane (Scott’s brother), Maddy & family to the boardwalk. The kids loved running ahead, and loved the park at the end of the boardwalk even more.
Lily & Dacian play really well together, which makes get togethers that much more enjoyable. Soon Lavinia will be old enough to join in on the fun. But Zeke has a ways to go.
Congratulations Scott! We’re so proud of you (and relieved that it’s finally over)!
In between Scott finishing his classes and graduation, we took a trip to see my grandma. Grandma was thrilled to meet Zeke and see Lily, Will, & Mickayla again (Mom came with us).
Grandma gets worn out really easily now, so our trip was short, but I’m so glad we were able to visit her.
For those of you interested in what goes on inside my head . . . I’ve started a new blog for that very purpose. It won’t be as funny as Erin’s blog, but that shouldn’t surprise anyone. (Erin always has been funnier than me.) But it will be a place for me to record my musings and discoveries.
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been two years since we decided to take a leap of faith and move up north. We were moving away from family and friends and employment, and up to grad school, stress, and the unknown.
Lily was so little, and shy. She was just learning to walk.
Here’s a few numbers to sum up the last 24 months:
9" inches
9 months of both parents studying
12 lbs 12.5 ounces of lovable boy
3 wheels = 1 happy girl
1 proud dad with 3 letters after his name: MBA
