Roasting Hot Dogs and Marshmallows

Since this will probably be one of the last nice weekends of the year, my grandparents had us down for a bonfire. Kensley ended up having a blast as my grandpa pulled her around the yard by his lawn mower.

Rowan got to ride too, and he waived at everyone as he passed. It was so cute.

I remember being obsessed with bonfires when I was a little kid. I loved cooking my own food and at night getting our sticks to glow and then waiving them around in the air to make patterns. Kensley seems to be just like me. She LOVED cooking her food.

Ro had a good time getting spoiled by gramma

Looks like we need to work on our marshmallow roasting skills!

Happy Birthday GiGi!

Sunday was GiGi's Birthday!

Rowan was super happy to get to go see her. 

We baked her some birthday cookies (funfetti cake cookies) and spent the day with Grandma and Papa too. 

Any day spent at Grandma and Papa's is a good day. Kensley ate her weight in candy, built a snowman and had fun wrestling with Papa.

Being so spoiled is exhausting!

Happy Birthday GiGi! We love you!

Weekend at Grandma's

Saturday we bundled up (well, not really. Its been in the 60's all weekend. What is up with this weather?) and headed to grandma and papa's house.



(Believe me it is much more fun than Rowan's face lets on.)



We broke out the farm to play with.



And chased papa all over the house.



Uncle Colton helped us "fly".



I promise no roosters were killed in the making of this hat...





But mostly we got held and loved on, and isn't that the best reason to go to grandma and papa's?










We think so!


P.S. Head on over to my giveaway blog to see the winner of the $35 CSN gift card!

The Start of Summer

I always feel like Memorial Day weekend is like the official start of summer. Almost always the weather is warm by this point and everyone is excited for cook outs and late night fires and all things summer-like. If today is any indication how this summer is going to go, well then I can only be excited for the next several months ;)

We spent the day at Gramma and Papa's. We sort of had a late start so we ate breakfast on the way.



Maybe the powdered donuts were another bad idea of mine...haha



And here is my little fish in the water. I am not lying when I tell you she was in that pool for HOURS. I did my best to get her out and in the shade for a moment here and there but she kept hopping right back in (with a family member of course ;)



She sat in that raft and floated around with daddy just as content as can be. What a life huh?!



Popsicles were the best and really only way to coax her out of the pool...



Here she is with gramma Kelly



I think she had a good time...



As much as I love summer, I have to admit that there is just something so fresh and new about seeing it through the eyes of your child. Maybe because this is the first year that K can really enjoy the weather and appreciate the days spent outside at the pool, playing in the sandbox and chasing the ball with uncle Colton. I don't blame her for loving it as much as she does. Dave and I were talking tonight on the way home about the fact that because she loves it so much it makes us love it all the more. She truly makes everything special and the already special days become even more so because of her and the new light she shines on it.

This summer is going to be such a good one. I can smell the burgers on the grill, that sweet smell of sunscreen and the great feeling of the warm sun and an icy cold drink. This summer also brings with it the start of a new life and boy what a life he is coming into. This summer couldn't get any better if it tried.