Beachin' It

My friend, Renee, joined the 30 club yesterday.

I don't know about you but that is cause for celebration!

Renee's parents rent a Chalet on the Lake in Stevensville, Michigan every year for the week of the 4th of July. This year Kristen, McKenna, & I were invited to come celebrate Nay's big day (Brian had to work :( ). We had a blast laying out, swimming, and just hanging out at the beach.

Kenna in her 'kini
she loved kicking the sand...she kept kicking the towel away

sweet sandy toes

who knew we were only 2 hrs from Naperville?!

Jamie (Renee's sister), Kristen, Emily (Jamie's friend)

Nay's brother, Steve and his fiance Anna

Jackson playing in the surf with Kris

just laying out with the girls...

playing in the sand with her buddy, Jack!

a long way from our college days!

this was so much fun to experience with McKenna

Aunt Krissy snuggling with a tired baby girl

huge tube!

Jack loves his Momma!

the aunties!

we got a bit of color!

Happy Birthday to you!

Howard/Myers Family

FRIENDS!

there are just a few pictures of Nay & I!

Alan & Kris

girlies

Thank you so much for hosting us at your chalet for the day/night, Howard Family! We had such a great time! We're in for next year!

Happy 4th of July!

4th of July means a couple of things to the Milazzo's....

1. Mom is out of town

2. Arlington Race Track

This year mom was in New Orleans for the National Education Association's Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly.

Arlington Race Track is our favorite annual trip we make with Dad. We enjoy betting on the horses, eating nachos, and the occasional win. This year was extra special...it was McKenna's first time!

no "walk up picture" this year...we took a shuttle from the parking lot

ready to roll

hmmm horse #5 looks good

my little firecracker!

Baby's First Fourth!

she already loves it!

GP loves this day with his girls!

Brad & Megan joined us this year too

Nice action shot, Kenz!

Mack & Liz with ketchup and mustard

seriously...who's camera is this?

sisters!

Dad and his favorite four girls

Whew! What a day!

Summer Fun

McKenna & I have had a very busy summer so far. We've had lots of lunch dates with friends and we have many still planned! We're definitely not just sitting still watching this summer go by!

This is my first summer in 12 years (!) that I'm not teaching summer school. I've worked the Extended School Year every summer since high school - starting out as a teacher's assistant and then getting a teacher's position once I got my degree. I taught at Mom's school, Prairie Children Preschool, and was the Owl teacher.

On Monday last week, Mom, Kenna, & I headed over to the preschool to have lunch with our Owl friends, Diane Vaca, Kathy Guiney, & Angela Maggio.

Grandma loves bringing Kenna to her school!

Too bad we'll live in Plainfield, we would

love it if Kenna could attend her school!

Kenna & Kathy

Angela & I

Vaca!

the girls gave McKenna some really neat gifts! First up...owl shoes

right now they are a bit big!

soft owl blankie

and an owl bank! have you caught on to the theme yet?!

giggling with Ang!

laying on the conference table

Thanks for lunch, the gifts, and the fun, Angela, Vaca, and Kathy! We had a great time!

On Tuesday last week, we were invited over to one of my former student's house for lunch. Hannah Pawelski was in my first grade class, 4 years ago! She is going to be a 5th grader and I just can't believe how fast time has flown! Hannah, her mom, Meg, & her sister, Molly couldn't wait to meet the Kenna girl! We had a really nice time catching up - McKenna got lots of snuggles from my Hannah Banana!

Hannah & McKenna

I love this picture! McKenna is even looking!

Meg with McKenna...she couldn't take her eyes off of their fan!

Molly and Kenna
Molly is headed to the University of Arkansas in the fall!
Congrats Mol! Have fun!!!

Hannah's brother, Danny
uh, yeah...he's kinda tall!
He plays basketball for Loras!

my future babysitter!

the Pawelski's are HUGE Notre Dame fans too - that's how we became such good friends so quickly! - McKenna couldn't resist wearing her ND bib, she knew they would appreciate it!

one of their puppies...Brady...
yes...Brady Quinn Pawelski
you gotta love it!

Thank you Pawelski family for having McKenna and I over for the afternoon! We really had a great time and can't wait to do it again soon!

Go Irish!

Gerber Generation Star

The Gerber Generation is looking for it's next star!

We would love it if you could VOTE for McKenna!

Just follow this link and submit a vote for our little star!

http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=8491&/#/detail/

You can only vote once daily per email address, but if you have multiple email addresses you can use each of them. I was able to vote using both my work email address and my personal email address. We really appreciate everyone taking the time to vote for our Kenna girl!

Wouldn't it be awesome for our sweet one to be featured in a Gerber Ad?!

THANKS!