Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Our Whirlwind Summer

This summer has been one of the busiest yet. Every week brings playdates and adventures and every weekend brings parties, get-togethers, and barbeques...it's what every summer is meant to be. Living life to the fullest. Staying up late. Getting together with friends. Enjoying the warm days and enjoying the warm nights.

Needless to say it does not leave me much time to blog...

So here's a rundown of all that we've been up to!

We celebrated Brian, my dad, and my father-in-law on Father's Day over at the Witkowski's House...

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nice view of the Witkowski's new screened-in deck

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Benny & Grandpa Witkowski

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Dad & his girls

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Benny smiling at Jordan

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blowing bubbles for his girl

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Doug, Kevin & Eric

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Mom & Kris cheesin'

Brian turned 31 on June 25. To celebrate we went golfing with Brad & Megan and then we went out to dinner. A perfect "Brian" day!

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before the celebrating could begin...the landscaping chores had to get done!

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McKenna & Trippy helped

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best friends

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birthday boy

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didn't quite make it to the ladies tee...uh oh!

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killed it

(by the way...I can't believe I didn't get a single picture of Megan! She was our cart girl, enjoying the day on the sidelines...who knew we'd have so much fun?!)

The next day, Sunday, June 26, we headed to Riverside, IL to celebrate Jackson Myers' 2nd Birthday CARS style! He's another one of our little friends turning TWO this summer! You know how much I love these posts, always my chance to celebrate our littlest friends. It was a perfect summer day for a backyard party!

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June 18, 2009

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June 19, 2010 - Jackson's First Birthday

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McKenna with Jackson, no longer a baby...now a little boy

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a new way to play bags...

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birthday boy opening up our present

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time to go!

Thanks for having us, Myers Family! Happy Birthday, Jackson!!!

One of our favorite things to do this summer is to sit out on our front porch after the kids have gone to bed. Brad & Megan come over quite often to enjoy it with us. It's always good times!

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fun with the camera...that red line and ghost-like haze is Brad walking by...the red line is his cigar

We're very lucky to live really close to our best friends. We're only a couple of miles away. We get together all the time, playdates for the kids during the week, and fun family togetherness during the weekends. There's not much we do without our favorite friends. Brad & Megan are our best friends and it definitely seems as though, McKenna, Brayden & Ben will follow suit. I mean we've already got them in the bathtub together!

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Every year my Dad & Brian choreograph a run to Naperville's Ribfest. Brian drives and Dad runs in quick to pick up ribs. It makes for a perfect lunch.

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McKenna likes this tradition

3 comments:

mugsy said...

This has definitely been an amazing summer. We've had so much fun in such a short period of time. We're so lucky to live so close to our best friends! The kids are going to hate that we take pictures of EVERYTHING we do :)

Anonymous said...

first of all.. i made the ladies tee, at least i am pretty sure the tree i hit was past the ladies tee before my ball came hurling back.

KatieK said...

Fun times for your family this summer! Loved seeing all the pictures! :) Kenna with a rib...I think she's a fan. And, I love the chairs on your porch...are they the ones you were talking about?! Keep on livin' it up with your two cuties...summer is flying by!