Family

July 2016

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Hello again!

Business at the front: I switched blog hosts while we were at Pines (nothing like adding a little chaos to our already chaotic life) and I lost a couple posts. Womp. Stay tuned for a twenty days recap that will cover the two posts that have gone missing.

Now for the fun…

Dwayne took his first swim over the fourth of July weekend with his dad. General review? He didn’t love it. The water was really cold though so we’re holding out for round two.

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He also got some quality time with his aunt Maddie, which never seems like enough.

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We love his little headphone ear protectors.

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Mike and I celebrated our 4th anniversary (WHAT?) with snuggles on the couch and the new Star Wars movie. Confession: Before that day, I had never seen a Star Wars movie that I could remember. Mike was ashamed and our relationship is in a much better place now. We spent our actual anniversary playing board games and enjoying ice cream (when I could still enjoy that dairy) with the fam.

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We made our first overnight to the Woods and it was so fun having Dwayne with us this time around. So many memories at this place and essentially the foundation of our relationship was built here so it felt full circle bringing the baby with us. Feeling all the feels.

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And that’s July! Happy Day!

Time Flies

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Seriously, time is flying by. How is it already July? How is it that the last time I blogged feels like yesterday but it was actually weeks ago… Oops.

July means BUSY in our lives. We are gearing up for camps, camps, and camps. Dwayne will be going on his first LONG road trip to Wisconsin in a couple weeks and this momma is only a little bit nervous about what all goes into that.

The last couple weeks have been really great. Dwayne has mastered the gummy smile (heart melt) and he is consistently sleeping in his crib for 7 hours at night. I am so happy to have him in his crib and out of the rock and play – one less thing to worry about in Wisconsin.

I’ve started working on some projects again during naps and free time. It has felt so good to get my hands dirty and I’m hoping to start sharing more than just life updates on this old blog again sometime soon.

Thanks for bearing with us as we transition to a family of 4 (Alfred included). It has been the sweetest (and sometimes hardest) time in our lives.

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2 months!

Happy Day!

Father’s day 2016

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It was Mike’s first father’s day this weekend!

We didn’t do much to celebrate because life with a newborn sorta limits that, but we did get to play a round of disc golf and I surprised Mike with a handful of small gifts and cards. We also enjoyed dinner with my family.

I of course didn’t take a single photo of Mike with his new son yesterday, but here is a precious one of them in the hospital.

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The most fun gift from yesterday was three photo frames filled with these photos of Dwayne.

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We are so so lucky to have Mike in this family. He blesses me beyond what I ever dreamed and I know it is the same for Dwayne. He works so hard to provide for us and take care of us with no complaining. I can’t imagine doing this “parenting” thing with anyone else.

Happy Day!

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