july in pictures

July was the month of family vacations, we got to spend a lot of great time with both of our families! Other than that we worked, tried to relax and enjoy the summertime. Enjoy some of our July snapshots...

happy wedding day Megan and Eli

it's always so fun to catch up with these girls

this girl has been my favorite since the beginning

Michigan City with my Papa Bear

waiting for fireworks

some sparkler fun

cruising on the golfcart

it started as an innocent cuddle and then turned into a pileup

moose was trying to play hide and seek

my florida road trip outfit

playing in the pool

florida family vacation

Last Saturday we drove to Florida to spend the week on the beach with Alex's family. His grandparents rented an amazing house that comfortably slept all 31 of us, had a pool and it's own sand volleyball court. It was less than a block to the beach and within walking distance to some great eateries. It was a wonderful trip and I'm so glad we got to go. One sign of a good trip: no time to take pictures...hopefully someone else has more documentation of our trip!

playing in the pool

waiting for dinner with two sweet little ladies

Our drive south took us through Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. So, I'm counting this as our trip to Kentucky for my twenty five by twenty six list...We stopped for lunch in Paducah, so that's good enough.

four years of wedding bliss

Today is our fourth wedding anniversary and it feels like just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle! I am so lucky to have Alex. He is the best, most patient, kind, generous, loving man on earth. I could keep going with the adjectives but I think you've got the picture.

I am so thankful for our adventures, big and small. I could never have imagined how fantastic married life would be. God has blessed us so much and I am so thankful that He brought Alex and I together. I cannot wait to see what the future holds and what our next big adventure will be.

Happy 4th anniversary Alex, I love you!

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check out our 2nd and 3rd anniversaries

happy friday

We have some mighty big plans for this weekend! These plans include, but are not limited to: pony rides, spending time with both of our families, a 13 hour road trip, sunscreen, the beach and hopefully a lot of delicious food.

Today we are headed to my parent's house. My cousin, Phillip and his family are in town from Oregon, so as many of the cousins that can will be getting together to hangout and watch the kids ride the pony and jump in a bounce house. I'm assuming there will be amazing food too...hint hint mom/Linda/Patty! ;)

Then bright and early Saturday morning, Alex and I will be heading south to spend some time with his family on the beach! I am looking forward to being a lazy beach bum and spending time with his family. This will be our last summer vacation, so I hope to savor it while it lasts.

I hope you have a great weekend! Here are a few links from around the web...enjoy!!


Edwardsville is in the top 10 places to live in Illinois!

I cannot wait for the Bachelorette finale on Monday night...team Shawn also these recaps are great (she's a little behind this season)

I think these tips apply to TJ Maxx and Marshalls too

License and registration, please.

Emoji's that you have been using incorrectly

Learning to play the ukulele is on my to do list

 

Have a great weekend!