Twinkle Twinkle

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
Lead Vocalist: Grace
Dance/Choreography: Ella


*My camera died before all of the ABC's were recorded. For a performance of the ABC's see a few posts prior.

Wow, does time fly!

So it is now mid-August and I'm sitting here wondering where the summer has gone! I guess time does fly when you're having fun, and as a family we've had plenty of it over the past few months. In June Nate and I took a week long trip to the Florida Keys for our anniversary. Nana and Papa came down to watch the girls, and though this was the longest time we've ever been away from them, it honestly wasn't that hard leaving knowing they were in good hands! We had an amazing time escaping from the realities of work and parenthood together. I really think Nate figured out how to relax on this trip-we returned feeling refreshed and reconnected!

Once we came back the girls and I drove up to CT with my parents so that I could attend my 10 year hs reunion. I had a blast reconnecting with old friends and catching up with everyone.

After we returned from CT we flew out to OR for Geoff and Michelle's wedding. The girls and Nate were both in the bridal party. The girls were absolutely adorable in their orange dresses. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding in Ellensburg, WA. We stayed for 12 days so in addition to the wedding we were able to spend a few days at John and Anna's house. It was great to be able to reconnect with them, and we met cousin Bryant for the first time-what an amazing bundle of joy! Grace and Ella appreciated cousin Aubrey and all her neat toys. It was really cool to see all of them play and interact together.

From J&A's we went to Grandma Gladys'beach house. The girls loved being on the beach and we've finally reached the age, where eating sand isn't a constant temptation! We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Cannon Beach-what a beautiful place! And once back in Portland, thanks to our friend Dan, I even got to wake board for the first time! I loved it...now Nate's idea of getting a boat at some point doesn't sound like such a bad idea! Overall we had a great time with family and friends in Oregon, and look forward to our next visit.

And finally just last week we celebrated Grace's 3rd birthday! We kept it pretty low key compared to the party we had last year, and just had a family party at home. Nana was in town so that made it all the more special. Grace got lots of great gifts from family and friends and enjoyed every minute of the celebration! On Grace's actual birthday, instead of going to a studio to have her 3 yr pictures taken, we met our very talented photographer friend Amaree at the park. She captured some great photos of Grace! I'll post some of those soon.

Whewww...So here we are, enjoying some down time at home and getting back into somewhat of a routine. As of right now, no more traveling for a little bit-except for a possible family camping trip to the mts. this fall. Enjoy the captured moments from our blur of activity over the past few months!