Backyard Swimming
At the very beginning of the summer, we bought Anneliese a new pool for our backyard. It's quite fun and she's really enjoyed playing in it. We even had Klayton and Kenzie come over and play in it too.
The Beach
Next up was our family vacation with Mom, Dad and Jason to the beach. Every year that we go, Anneliese loves it more and more. I think she definitely had the most fun this year. The hit of the whole trip was the swimming pool. She literally would wake up in the morning and the first words out of her mouth were "I want to go to the swimming pool." That girl is a fish!
Of course, we all had fun at the beach too.
It's hard to tell in this picture but it's of Brandon and Anneliese flying her kite. You can see the kite in the sky. She had a lot of fun having that flying over us.
Anneliese's favorite part of being on the beach was feeding the birds. All of the sea gulls around the Gulfstream are about 10 pounds heavier now that we've been there.
Thanks again to mom and dad for another fabulous year at the beach!
Being a flower girl
This past weekend Anneliese got to be a flower girl in Cody and Alisha's wedding (they are friends of Jason's who have become friends of ours). We borrowed a dress from Angela (and Ella) that fit Anneliese perfectly. Thanks for letting us use the dress. She looked like such an angel. And she did a fantastic job! She stood where she needed to for all of the pictures (she was actually the only one who cooperated the whole time), walked down the aisle like a champ and just was an all around trooper.
And finally, here's what you get after a month full of so many activities!
I'll close with a baby #2 update: All is going well and we are all trying to get ready for Ainsley Dell's arrival. I've been working hard trying to get Anneliese's room ready to be a room for two and we've transformed our guest bedroom into a toy room/guest room. Both rooms are getting closer to being done but aren't quite there yet. I'll post pictures when they're ready. Now, if I can just figure out how to stay cool in this 100 degree weather, we'd be all set!
If you've stuck around through this whole blog, thanks for taking the time to read the updates on our family. We're looking forward to more summer fun during the month of July. Hope everyone is doing well!
Love to all,
Brandon, Jennifer & Anneliese
