happy 33!

 

Happy 3-3 to our favorite guy!! We had a nice weekend up at the cabin celebrating Nate's birthday. We ate lots of good food, Nate went golfing, we did a little swimming (well...Adelie & Nate went swimming together & technically I made it into the lake on Saturday night after I lost in Scrabble...nothing like jumping in the lake in the dark!). Adelie had her first corn on the cob...and loved it! So fun. The girls and I are so lucky to have Nate...we sure love him!

all smiles!

kennedi had fun celebrating daddy's birthday this weekend...more photos to come, but I wanted to share this sweetness for now. nothing better than a happy baby!

morning planting

It's been way too hot & humid here the last couple of days!! We have stayed inside most of the time - only sneaking outside for a little while here & there to get some fresh air. This morning was a little windy, so it felt cool enough to get outside & finally plant our flowers. Sadly the heat has been tough on our little marigolds, so hopefully a lot of miracle grow & water & a little love will bring them back to full bloom again. My lemon tree is loving all the sun & heat - looking good so far. Adelie loved adding all the potting soil...she was having so much fun! She was pretty tuckered out at the end though, but still happy enough to give the lemon tree a good luck kiss! Such a happy little girl.

playing with tulle

Adelie & I had fun playing with tulle today. I added some tulle/fabric layered flower clips to my shop. The color combination is adorable - I love light blue/teal/red together! So cute & fresh. To see these clips and more, visit sprinklybaby.etsy.com

watering the flowers

I wanted to snap a few photos of some of my current barrettes for sale, so we had some fun watering the flowers together. Adelie loves watering all the flowers in the yard. It's super cute. She would water flowers for hours if I let her.

love my girlies.

I love comparing photos of the girls - here's one of kennedi smiling today - and one of adelie to compare (kennedi is 8 weeks - adelie was 10 weeks in this picture...) so cute!

splish-splash-splash!

we have some better, longer videos of Adelie splishin & splashin...but this is a nice quick one...she's our little water lover!!! so fun! we took her there today with my best friend, jenny, and she loved it just as much!! that water is cold...but so refreshing on these hot summer days. adelie was loving it! we'll be back for more tomorrow...maybe I can get some more footage. she's hilarious!

sweet citrus!

Today was a special, special day! I've been wanting a meyer lemon tree for a long time now, and today was the day!!!!!!! We went to a local nursery to buy some marigolds to pot, because it was a super hot day today and I thought it'd be a fun activity with Adelie...we left the nursery with a lemon tree...(and marigolds!). So excited. We then went to another garden shop and bought some more really great marigolds (they're huge!!) and some more pots (I had the gardening itch!)...so we ran out of time & never potted the plants...but we will get our hands dirty on Friday! Cant wait! I'll post some pictures of the monumental event! If anyone has tips on keeping a meyer lemon tree alive, please send them my way. Nate thinks I kill every plant I touch...but the lady at the garden shop said she's had her lemon tree for 8 or 9 years now...and she gave me some good pointers, so hopefully that helps! The guy at the first nursery told me to 'google it' - ha! thanks for the guidance, buddy!! Actually, he was a super nice old man...but just a little silly. 

Cheers to my new adventure with my meyer lemon tree. You're all invited over next summer for some freshly squeezed lemonade. Yes...it'll still be alive and blossoming next summer, I assure you!

happy 4th of July!

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. I love this holiday! It's such a nice time to reflect on our blessings & freedom.

We had all sorts of fun this weekend!! On Saturday we visited mom & dad. Nate got some good golfing in with dad (actually, really great golfing - his best round of golf!!!!) Yay for him! I went water-skiing for the first time this summer (brought Adelie & Kennedi on the boat...pretty funny in their matching life jackets!). I sure love skiing!! And it's even more fun when I see my cute little daughter smiling from the boat. She sure makes me smile!

We brought out our double stroller for it's first ride...in the Chanhassen 'kiddie parade' - so glad we did that. It was pretty funny. The kids were adorable - all sorts of wagons & tricycles decked out in streamers & red, white & blue decorations. So cute. Check out Kennedi's 4th of July crown!! So funny! Adelie loved watching all the kids. We did end up at the end of the parade somehow though...we were way behind everyone! No worries though...we kicked it into gear and got back into the pack. There was no way we were going to bring in the caboose.

Today was 90 degrees and super sunny. Nate went golfing this morning. We both got in a hot, hot run this afternoon...and we took the girls to a really great park that we just discovered. It's awesome!!! Seriously the coolest park I've ever been to. So many fun things for Adelie to play with. The best part of the park is the super cool water area. She was going crazy running around in the water. So funny.

Loved watching the NYC fireworks on TV tonight. Such an amazing show. By far the coolest fireworks I've ever seen. Sadly we didn't make it to a local fireworks show, but we'll make it next year. Kennedi has been so fussy the last couple of days, and a 10:00 start time for fireworks is a little late for a 15 month old & 2 month old. Next year! Happy 4th!