dance school!

Ellie is big enough for dance!  She is in the Tiny Tots class and is loving every minute of it.  We originally wanted Cam and E to dance together, but that didn't work out and it turned out okay.  Ellie absolutely loves going and wants to dance all of the time.  I love seeing her do something that she enjoys so much!

Someone is excited!

Maddie is in E's class!  They love dancing together!

At dance orientation... love these girls!

So cute!

cam is five!

We celebrated Cam's party a few weeks early at the Clarksville Family Aquatic Center!  It was so much fun.  Cam and I went down the water slide no less than ten times and she had a blast.  It was great to see her have fun with her friends and just have a great last swimming moment with the girls  We closed the pool down on their last day :)  Here are some pictures of our fun time!

Love the way Cam holds Ellie's head toward the camera :)

Enjoying some hot dogs at the party!

Happy birthday, C-Monkey!  Your Aunt Giggie loves you more than you'll ever know!

preschool time for ellie ann!

How can our baby be going to preschool?  She is now at St. Anthony's and loving every minute of it.  I was a bit nervous at first because she has really only stayed with Mamaw and Papaw and Lisa during the day and she is quite attached to all three of them.  I was wondering if she would be able to make it without crying, being homesick, or just not liking it.  I am very thankful that none of those things have happened, and she is just super in love with school.  Here are a few pictures of her first day!

So cute!

Her big girl backpack!  A cupcake :)

summer lovin'

Summertime in Southern Indiana is about six weeks.  Since Mommy has to go back to work July 24th(ugh), there wasn't a lot of time to soak up summer activities.  We definitely made the most of it though, with a few zoo trips, some trips to different pools, and just playing together.  I love summer because of the relaxed feeling that comes along with it.  Not a lot of places to be, no real schedules taking place.  Just fun time.  Ellie was at a great age this year (no diapers, no special food, etc.) and was extremely portable.  We could just pick up and go, which I really enjoyed.  Here are a few moments of our summer of fun.

The new New Albany pool rocks!

Love our zoo days!

Oh, Eliot.  She has been putting socks on her hands a lot lately. Love that crazy girl.

Girls playing in their Bestie tanks :)

Ellie loved the Fourth of July and all of the fireworks!

We saw Minions for Amie's birthday!

My Paigey got married this summer, too!

What a beautiful bride!



The girls got to hang out at Grandma's new pool!

vacay 2015!

We hit up Fort Walton Beach, Florida for this year's beach vacation, and man, did we have a blast!  Even though we were a little cramped in our three bedroom condo with ten people, we had a ton of fun and laughs.  Ellie liked the beach and tolerated the pool, which made me happy.  We got some shopping in, ate awesome seafood, and had a plain old good time. 

Our last night.. so much fun!

Dick teaching Ellie the proper way to ski-ball

Pop won both of these crazy girls a Minion from Fudpucker's.

Best buddies on the beach... life doesn't get much sweeter.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these 2.

Such a great trip!  Hopefully, see you next year, beach!

Two girls ready for their first day (sidenote:  Ellie picked out her bathing suit in JCPenney a few months ago.  She refused to leave the store without it.)

The best $15 ever spent at the Disney Store.  The girls played with those tea sets all week.

How does Pop sleep like that?

Have our cute hats and are ready to go!

Ellie was knocked out and was in Chris' arms for about a half hour.  See, they do love each other :)

On the car ride back.  Someone was exhausted from their trip!

cleveland rocks!

Nick and I went up to Cleveland to visit Carol and Kevin (Nick's aunt and uncle) for a night.  Kevin graciously offered us tickets to the Indians vs. Reds game, and I had never been to another MLB park other than Cincinnati.  Crazy, I know.  Huge baseball fan and only been to one stadium.  But now, I have been to two.  It was a great weekend!

People LOVED the Joey Votto screenprint.  What a great find at the Maxx by Amie!

Cheese and caramel popcorn mixed.  AMAZING.  My favorite thing about that ballpark, lol.

I dragged Nick to the outlet malls in Jeffersonville, Ohio on the way home.  Look what we found for Marie!

cam's dance recital

Camryn has found a new love this year... dance!  We loved watching her in her first big recital.  She shined on that stage and new all of her dance positions perfectly.  It was awesome getting to watch her do something that she loves so much!  We love you, Cammie Marie!

Of course, we had to go to Logan's after the recital... Cam's favorite place!