4th of July 2016

We had such a busy 4th of July weekend!  Gerald was off Friday, so it was like a little four day vacation!

"Home of the Free because of the BRAVE!"

Friday morning, Kaylee and I did our gym routine while Gerald cut the grass.  The really big news was that GERALD THEN TOOK KAYLEE ON A PLAY DATE, ALONE.  His friend has a little boy her age and they just got a pool, so the dads and the littles had a swimming play date.  I mean, how cute.   I went to my parents and met two of our closest family friends at the yacht club bar for dinner and drinks, HANDS FREE!!  Gerald and Kaylee met us for a fun night of boating :) ... Major picture fail here.

Saturday morning we do swim lessons!  Kaylee loves them.  It was a different Saturday though because I was working/bartending my first ever wedding.  One of my girlfriend's needed an extra person for a couple nights.

It was such a beautiful venue!  Equipped with an enormous house, swimming pool, and this big tent that we were under.  I love weddings, even if I'm working them ;)

Sunday, I'm drawing major blanks on our morning, BUT here is the cute little venue that I worked that night.

And look at the sweetest little picture that I got while working..

Gerald and Ryan took Kaylee to the misters at the Children's Museum.  I'm obsessed with this picture of Pure Joy!

Monday morning, we decided to head to the Parade.  It was our first time, but I'm thinking this will definitely be a new tradition.  Kaylee was SO good, loved all of the excitement, and made lots of little friends around us.  

There were so many cute things in the parade, especially this puppy :)

 We went home for naps, and went to a picnic at my mom's afterwards.  

Look at this corn hole queen!!!

Here's the other queen, wearing Gigi's hat!!

My mom made this adorable dessert!  It was just as delicious as it is cute.  

I hope all your 4th of July's were as fun as ours!  We have a busy weekend ahead: A tailgate/baseball game, and two birthday celebrations.  Check back next week for a recap:)

Independence Day :)

How lucky are we to live in a nation where we are given the opportunity to freely celebrate its birthday!? We had a great Independence Day weekend celebrating with family!

Thursday, Kaylee and I hung by the pool a little bit.  Later on Gerald and I hung at my parents and ordered pizza; they went to a concert.

Friday, Gerald and I went downtown with my parents.  They rode their bikes on this cute little path that leads to the city, while we walked with Kaylee in the stroller.

We didn't quite make it into the city on our walk, but we still had this beautiful view and walked right along the water.  We walked to this cute little restaurant.  

Kaylee did so great and slept most of the day.  Here are our drinks of choice :).

He we are loving on our little american baby :)
We went back to my parents for a cook out and hung out by the pool.  It was really nice!!

On Saturday, I went with my parents to my aunt's Lakehouse.  Gerald went to the Pirate game with his friends, so we had a day at the lake!

Kaylee liked the boat, for the most part.  She LOVES to be outside.  As a matter of fact, when she's crying, I take her outside and she immediately stops.  The only problem was keeping her in the shade and not being able to walk much.  The girl LOVES to be on the move! (More about what she's into this week when I post about my baby girl turning THREE months!!) 

On Sunday, Gerald and I just hung out and relaxed.  We watched Lone Survivor, which you should watch if you feel like being depressed for a few days… I made us tortellini for dinner, and Gerald made funfetti angel food cake for dessert :)

Enjoy your week :)