Summer lovin!

On our way to a friend's wedding

The girls having fun in Bella's Bug!

Braves Game with Kyle and Georgia

Maddie and Daddy in the pool

Heading to my 36th Bday Party

Cake at Monique's

4th of July

The Deleon Pool

Some pics from over the summer! Not much to report except sweltering heat...ugh. We tried to hide in swimming pools and in air conditioning!

Hot as Haitis!

It is sooooooo hot. I mean, sweating profusely taking a thirty foot walk from the car into the grocery store hot. Don't bother with make-up and get over hating your legs so you don't ever wear shorts kinda hot! So, what to do for fun? Miami Seaquarium? Sure, why not? I'll TELL you why not! There is no air conditioning. NONE, zero, zip. Even inside the underwater viewing areas, nada. And shade? Barely! It is nearly all exposed to direct, beating sun. PPPfffftttthhhhtt! NEVER again in the month of August will I haul my cookies...or my little cookie, who, P.S., was flippin' MISERABLE, to this place. If she could say it, I assure you she would have asked, nay, demanded to go home. Problem is, this excursion to the center of the sun was a bit spendy. Garret thought it would be a nice pre-birthday family getaway. God love him...no more planning left to him. Next time, mommy schedules a ski trip to Aspen. :)

Laughter...truly the best medicine!

So things have been a bit stressful lately. Financial stress, family issues...the usual. It's amazing how children remind you of the silliness of it all. Maddie is smiling now with this goofy under bite and it's hilarious. I'll be worrying about something and she just flashes this crooked grin, eyes squished shut, nose wrinkled. It' hilarious. Instantly, I am reminded of all the many blessings in my life...her and her daddy heading the list and it's somehow all better. Thanks baby girl for knowing exactly how to make me forget my troubles and focus on the many positive things all around me!