Lilja/Butterfield Wedding

On July 10th we traveled to Kansas City for our great friend's Ryan & Jessica's wedding. We were so happy to be apart of their special day and weekend! It was such a great weekend of seeing such special people get married but was also a great time of being with a lot of really great friends that we hadn't seen in awhile. Yea for weddings!!

I loved being able to be with my good friend Emily and her precious lil guy Jackson

We miss the Thomas Family so, so much!

At the Rehearsal Dinner

The beautiful couple! Mr. & Mrs. Lilja

The Guys

The Girls

Michael Jackson was there and it was amazing!

Chaotic Travel

So... after our amazing, relaxing Lake Michigan vacation we came home to Indy for about a week where we were able to celebrate our niece Sophia's 4th Birthday as well as the 4th of July. Then we left for Kansas City for our dear friend's wedding. We arrived back home from the wedding on a Sunday and then the following day boarded a plane and flew to Texas for two weeks. We went to Rockport, Texas first to visit with Dylan's dad & stepmom then we drove to South Padre Island to spend a few days with Dylan's mom's family. She is one of seven so there are many aunts, uncles and cousins to connect with, it is a really fun time. After the beach we drove 7 hours to Pflugerville (a suburb of Austin) where Dylan grew up and we were able to see lots of friends and family. Now we are back home in Indianapolis only to get Dylan packed up to leave for Training Camp! It has been a busy month of July but we have had a fantastic time being with so many people that we love. I will probably have numerous posts in the next few days to give you a glimpse of our crazy month!

4th of July Weekend & Sophia's 4th Birthday

I took my precious niece Sophia to the nail salon to have her fingernails and toenails painted. We had so much fun together and they definitely gave her the royal treatment. She loved it and when we left she said, 'the next time I come here I'm going to get these 2 colors'. Not sure what I have started with taking her to the salon, but it sure was fun! What a special girl and what a special memory!

Happy Birthday Sophia! We can't believe you are 4!

She LOVES her Uncle Dylan

We spent the 4th of July at Brandie's Aunt's Pool and then headed to the park for fireworks. We had a great day of relaxing and enjoying family!

Waiting for fireworks... we waited 2 hours only to find out that Caleb HATES them! He was terrified.

Happy Birthday America!

Lake Michigan Vacation

Last week we went with most of my family (Josh's family wasn't able to come) to a wonderful beach front home near Pentwater, Michigan. We had an amazing time swimming, playing in the sand, roasting smores, eating great food, laughing, playing cards, climbing sand dunes, reading and watching the sunset. It was a relaxing time with a wonderful view. I never knew that Lake Michigan was so beautiful. We loved it and look forward to going back sometime!

The Beach

Caleb loved playing in the sand and demolishing any sand castle that was made.

Kissing the Sand

Silver Lake Sand Dunes

At the top of one of the sand dunes. The climb was really tough but the view was spectacular. These pictures don't do justice of the beauty...

Caleb loved playing in the sand

Watching the sunset

Beautiful

The view from our deck

The Fam

I.Hate.Shots

Caleb had his 15 Month Appointment today. He is in the 95th Percentile for height and 80th for weight! Big Boy! He had to get two shots today. I hate shots. They are one of the worst things in the world and I hate them so much. Needles are no fun. So it breaks my heart whenever Caleb gets them and I have to hold him while he screams. Ugggh.. I hate it so much!

15 Months

My lil baby is 15 Months today. He is such a lil joy and truly is so much fun to be around. His little personality has definitely come out! He loves being outside, reading books, music, eating, playing with water, playing with trucks and cars and being with his Mommy & Daddy. He loves to sing and lately has been trying to see how loud his voice can get. He is very independent and struggles when Mommy & Daddy try to tell him 'what's up'. I love watching him grow and love watching as he discovers the world in which he lives in. He seems to do something new and hilarious everyday. I just love being his Mommy and feel so blessed and thankful to have him as my son.

This is what the lil guy looked like a year ago...

He used to fall asleep on me, this doesn't happen anymore :-(

This was the extent of his play time

Here he is a year later...

He loves playing in his car

Loves playing with his water table....

Pushing things is a high priority in his life right now

He has been learning how to eat with a spoon

This was the outcome.. YIKES!

Caleb loves to play in the sprinkler

Swinging is another favorite

I love this boy! What a fun kid!