SBL - Goodbye July!

Hey Yall,

 

Remember when next week was August.  Remember how in the WORLD did that happen already?!  This summer is just FLYING by!  Which is so sad.  Except when it's been 108 degrees for multiple days in a row the trappings of Fall don't sound all that terrible...coats, pumpkin, baking without sweating to death...even rain sounds good.

 

But alas, I digress.  July has slipped past and here's a quick account of what we've done:

 

Swimming Lessons!

Done and done.  And let's not lie - they were...TERRIBLE!  Baby girl hated essentially every second.  They were so bad I seriously (seriously) considered quitting after the first week.  But I'm proud to say that we persevered through the full 2 weeks (and the water didn't feel half bad to mama!)  The last couple of days were definitely the best in that she didn't cry the WHOLE time...just part of the time.  I'm still glad we did it though.  I really think that it is important for kids to learn to swim and I have high hopes that she will learn to like the water in the future!  Hopefully!

 

 She looks so happy...until we actually get in the water!

 

Another Brunch!

Oh yes we did.  I have no pictures but we had some good friends over for another delicious brunch and it was just further proof that we basically need to do it all the time because it's the best eating we ever do.  Home made quiche (me) our friends made baked french toast - bomb - and we had bacon.  I mean really, what else could you possibly ask for.

Prep for Baby #2

This is sort of stretch but I think it counts.  We also babysat our good friends' 3 month old for a day. Good practice for having 2 babies at the same time...I think yes.  Also a good reminder about what the infant stage is like - I had really forgot how blobby they are!  This sweet babe was such a fun, beautiful chunk.  And the best part was that Baby Girl was IN LOVE with her.  She wanted to get all up in the baby's face. She kept saying "hi" and trying to hand the baby toys.  She was very perplexed by why she wouldn't play back...But all in all - Good Things!

 

 Baby cuddles are the BEST!

Giving the baby knuckles!

 

And...getting all up in baby's face!

And if this doesn't make your ovaries scream I don't know what does...

 

 

Overall we're making some good progress!  Can't wait for camping next weekend!!!

 

1) Go Camping (Next weekend! - w00t!)

2) Baby Girl Swimming Lessons

3) Summer Vacation Trip!

• Beach Day
• Zoo or Sea World
• So many so-cal burritos
• Tide Pooling
• Pageant of the Masters

4) Day in San Francisco

5) Day in Sutterville (or other small town in the area)

6) Fix up master bathroom (work on this is potentially commencing this weekend!)

7) Get counter-tops or floors done (or at least prepare to do them) (Been looking into it! Think floors are 1st)

8) Clean up backyard (In Progress thanks to my amazing wifey pants)

9) Mom's movie night

10) Brunch with friends (monthly?)

11) Keep my tomato plant alive (Yeah it's dead as a door nail...)

12) Organize Garage (In Progress!)

13) Hiking

14) Professional baseball game

15) Swimming/ Play at the new Splash Park (Walked by the splash park and baby girl cried; swimming at our friends pool tomorrow! Yay!)

16) Movie in the Park - maybe this isn't going to happen since our kiddo is going to bed at 6pm these days! (yay!) (I think this one is dead dream - staying up late for swim lessons has been hard enough)

17) Do a 5k? (depends on our schedule...and my laziness! - It is too D@MN hot!)

18) Overnight at the Beach - sort of done? (we did do this in so cal so I'll call it marked off and hope we do another one!)

19) Prep for Baby #2 - Setting up doc appts and trying to cut down on the amt of crap I eat

20) Family Pictures

SBL 2016 - Updates!

Dear Beautiful Friends,

This world has been a dark and terrifying place in the past few months.  I am still grappling with all of it.  I'm having a very hard time wrapping my head around these deaths. Around the deaths of my LGBT brothers and sisters. Around the deaths of my black brothers and sisters - and around the fear and injustice and hate they face on a regular basis. And just today another moment of heinousness in Nice, France.  It all seems like so much.  Too much.  The despair and sadness makes me feel like I can't breathe. I hope that one of these days I will have some eloquent words and my hope back.  But right now I can't figure out either of those.  So instead I'm going to babble on about my summer bucket list - one small thing I have control over.  But please know, that I too am hurting and hoping and trying. #blacklivesmatter

Love,
Sarah

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Well Summer is rapidly going by so I guess I better see how we're doing on said bucket list so here goes. A few weeks ago grandma and grandpa came to visit and we went to feed some farm animals and hung out and played.  

We were a little scared at first

Saying Hi to the Bunnies

Brave Girl feeds the Goats!

Silly Mama, Silly Baby Girl

Goats were the favorite!

Playing blocks with Grandpa!

Then we headed down south to attend a beautiful friends wedding. 

We Clean-Up Ok!

 Somebody got her GROOVE thang on!

 The venue was Ah-MAZING

And then we stayed for a whole week to enjoy the sun and the sand and the burritos and to hang out with grandma and grandpa again and enjoy a night away for wifey and I!

 Beach babes!

 This horse was the DEVIL until the day before we left.  

She literally wouldn't go near it...And now Ride em' Cowgirl!

Did you know ice cream flights are a thing?!  AN AMAZING THING!

It was an amazing much much needed week off!  

 

XOXOX

Sarah

The 2016 Summer Bucket List

1) Go Camping (first weekend in August - w00t!)

2) Baby Girl Swimming Lessons (Start Next week!)

3) Summer Vacation Trip! - CHECK

• Beach Day  - Did it and Baby Girl HATEDDDD IT ;)  But it got better with a little bit of time and exposure
• Zoo or Sea World - didn't happen, but we decided it would be better when Baby Girl is older
• So many so-cal burritos - OHHH YEAHHH
• Tide Pooling - went to the beach but not specifically tide pooling
• Pageant of the Masters - SO AWESOME!  Would recommend to ANYONE!

4) Day in San Francisco

5) Day in Sutterville (or other small town in the area)

6) Fix up master bathroom

7) Get counter-tops or floors done (or at least prepare to do them)

8) Clean up backyard (In Progress thanks to my amazing wifey pants)

9) Mom's movie night

10) Brunch with friends (monthly?) (Want more!)

11) Keep my tomato plant alive (Yeah it's dead as a door nail...)

12) Organize Garage (In Progress!)

13) Hiking

14) Professional baseball game

15) Swimming/ Play at the new Splash Park (Want to go again and we still haven't made it to the splash park. But swimming lessons start next week - so THAT should be speical)

16) Movie in the Park - maybe this isn't going to happen since our kiddo is going to bed at 6pm these days! (yay!)

17) Do a 5k? (depends on our schedule...and my laziness!)

18) Overnight at the Beach - sort of done?

19) Prep for Baby #2 - Setting up doc appts and trying to cut down on the amt of crap I eat

20) Family Pictures