Pictures of Faith

These are just some recent pictures of Faith in the morning. Hope you enjoy them.

Our Wonderful Summer

I can't believe that July is half over with already. Summer is going by sooooo quickly! But this summer has been so great already and there are still more exciting things to come! We have been able to spend time with Don and Jodi and their 2 girls already. We visited with friends in Colorado and one of my friends was in town from California. It was great to see them. My uncle and aunt from New York were in town and we got to spend time with them too. And looking ahead we will be spending lots of time with Bob, Susie and their 4 kids next week! It has been a year since we've seen Susie and the kids and a bit longer than that since we've seen Bob. Faith has yet to meet her Uncle Bob. Then in August we get to see James's Uncle George and Aunt Luanne. And they too have yet to meet Faith. I have another friend coming in town in a few weeks and I'm looking forward to seeing her and meeting her new baby girl! This summer has just been filled with all kinds of friends and family and we love it!

Camping at Ludington

This weekend James, Faith and I went camping with my parents to Ludington State Park. Growing up as a kid, we went there every year, the 3rd week in July with 3 other families. So Ludington holds a special place in my heart. I just love it there. We arrived Saturday and then James, Faith and I left yesterday. My parents are there all week with the 3 other familes. We wish we could've stayed all week but honestly..it'd be too much for Faith and plus James doesn't have that much vacation time left. It's all spoken for already for what is left of it. Faith had a good time. I do think it was a bit too much for her at times. Very stimulating for her. But overall it was fun. The three of us slept in a tent. Faith did really well in it. I was worried that she wouldn't sleep in there. She proved us wrong! Here are a couple of pictures from our weekend.

Faith peeking out of the trailer

Nap time on grammie
James and Faith at the Nature Center
Enjoying her new bike trailer we bought her Friday night

My Poor Baby Girl

Faith hasn't been herself these past couple of days and she just has not wanted to eat. This morning she vomited during breakfast and so I called the doctor and they had me talk to the nurse who then was going to talk to the doc and get back to me. Well...about two hours later I called back as Faith was just screaming and would NOT sit still. She was acting like she was in a lot of pain. And then I noticed a rash on her leg. So I called the doc again and the receptionist said that Faith should come in. (which is what I wanted in the first place!!!) So we hopped in the car and off we went. The rash on her leg is a bug bite and she has an ear infection. Her first EVER ear infection. I feel so bad for her! She is just not her happy self. She is all about cuddling which I am taking advantage of. I just love cuddling with her. It's the best! So hopefully she will be feeling better by this weekend so we can go camping!!

Pictures...

Here is the branch that is laying in our yard and on top of the neighbor's garage

Faith and I enjoying the pool on the 4th of July

Faith and her new "shades"

Our weekend went by too quickly, as always. With Friday being the holiday we were busy all day. Saturday we went swimming again in the afternoon and just relaxed in the evening. Faith was tired from all the swimming in two days! She did wonderful in the pool. She just loved being in it. We are hoping to take her swimming more often. This weekend she'll get to experience the beach and Lake Michigan for the first time as we're going camping in Ludington!

Our CrAzY week!!

Man, this week has just been something else for us. Monday we went to James's parents house for dinner as Don, Jodi and their girls were in town. It was so good to spend time with them. Sure do realize that we miss them more and more after each visit. So we cherish our time with them when we're with them. Their girls are just so cute! Can't wait to meet baby #3 in a few weeks!!
Wednesday we had those crazy storms! We lost power in our house AND one of our tree's in the back yard split and landed on our neighbor's garage!! Not sure if it got struck by lightening or if the wind just caused to to split. I never heard it crash or anything. I was feeding Faith and then looked out the window and saw the tree laying in our back yard and on garage of our neighbors. So....we are waiting to see what happens now. I talked to the wife that lives there and she said they would call their insurance company but we haven't been home to talk with them any further than that. We packed up and are now at my parents house. We will be going back home tomorrow. We did get our power back on a few hours ago but with all our plans for the day, we're just staying one more night here. Plus my brother is here so the whole fam is together! Poor guy is sleeping on the couch. He wanted the bed but James and I had already claimed that!! So he gets the couch. But..don't feel too sorry for him. My parents couch is SUPER comfy!!
We have one busy day ahead of us. Faith is going to go down for a nap here shortly and once she is awake, we are heading to go swimming. I bought all kinds of things for her last night for the pool today. Then we are headed out to my aunt and uncle's house for the rest of the day/evening. Faith will come home with my parents and James and I and hopefully my brother are going to set off fireworks with some friends at their house. Should be a fun filled day!

Our Trip

Wow...can't believe that our trip to Colorado is over with. We had such a great time. Below are a few pictures from our time there. We have about 200 pictures that we took. Our time was filled with many activities. Once we arrived on Tuesday we met up with Levi, Kayla, Lucas and Jessica and we drove into Golden, CO and walked around a park there. It was beautiful! Then we dropped them off as James and I enjoyed the evening to ourselves. We went to dinner at the Downtown Aquarium. It was a great evening. Lots of fish swimming around us and the food was excellent! Wednesday the guys had the bachelor party all day and evening. They started the day off by going thru Busch brewery and then Whitewater Rafting! James will have to tell you his wonderful story of falling out. Well...almost falling out. If his foot wasn't held in, he would've been completely under water! The guys rented a hotel room downtown and all crashed there for the night. Us gals went out for lunch and to the Denver Zoo. For supper just Kayla, Jessica and I went. Then we just crashed at the hotel. Thursday the guys went and got their tuxes while all of us ladies went and got our nails done. We had manicure and pedicures done. Sure was a relaxing time. We met up with the guys for lunch and then Lucas, Jessica, Dave, James and I went to the Coors brewery. After that it was time for the rehearsal dinner. That went good. Got to meet Kayla's family and some more of Levi's also. Just relaxed after that. Friday the guys went for lunch while the bridal party got their hair done and then picked up Jessica and I at the hotel and off to the Castle we went! We rode in a Hummer stretch limo! Sure was a nice relaxing ride. Our driver was super cool. The castle was amazing! People actually live in this place and rent out a part of it. Just beautiful. The land was gorgeous. It's 20 acres in the mountains. The wedding was just fantastic and everyone had a good time. The evening went by too quickly though. Levi and Kayla looked stunning!!! It was definitely a fairy tale wedding. Yesterday we traveled home. It was soooo good to see Faith when we got off the plane. I went running to her and just squeezed her and gave her TONS of kisses. We missed her so much. I called everyday and talked to her. So glad that she had a good time with her grammie and grampie. She got spoiled!!
Today we've just been relaxing and enjoying our time together and tomorrow is the beginning of another work week for James. Thankfully it's a short one though!