rory jane at one.

our baby girl is one!

here's a few snaps of her in her 12th month of life.

smiling while being eaten alive in the backyard.

rj's new bestie, huggins from aunt leelee.

my sweaty little family.

swinging in the sunshine.

cruising.

slim duct taped 8lb dumbbell in this 

& it worked like a charm.

really slowed it down.

 before it went too fast and she couldn't keep up.

rory's favorite chill spot is in the dog bed.

giving dad an assist in down dog.

hitting the pool with pals will & lily!

 

this was my favorite pic that slim sent me

while i was away at camp in july.

made my heart ache for her.

captiva island, florida.

every summer we go to the beach

with jim's family.

we flew for the first time this year &

 i'll just say i did not miss the 10 hour drive.

i'm not sure i'll ever drive again....

i was 6 months pregnant this year.

this is the trolly- our niece & nephews love it.

it's a nice ride & the breeze is very welcomed.

slim catches amazing sunsets.

it's also nice to travel with your own personal paparatzi!

we finally ate jets this year...

hot dogs & frozen candy bars.

he comes by the beach every day, we've

always been curious & this year we went for it.

(could have been my growing appetite?)

beach flower & belly.

the island cow is a crazy delicious restaurant we

go to every year for dinner.

i always think this sign is so funny.

we have yet to see mr. cheeseburger in paradise..

my main squeeze.

coconut fried grouper & fries.

sunset.

my nephew owen & i & some sand dollars.

beach belly action.

my mother-in-law & i share a love of stripes.

jim's sister heather & claire & jamie.

our oldest nephew, charlie.

he's a red sox fan, but i love him anyways.

family of 2

for just a few more weeks!

the whole crew- just missing john.

at the trolly stop about to start the scavenger hunt.

heather & jamie on the trolly.

owen.

at every stop on the scavenger hunt

you get a bright colored bracelet.

clair & owen found a huge coconut.

it was a great week at the beach.

i can't wait for this summer with rory!

new ride.

back in july i said farewell to my

trusty civic & hello to a new ride!

this was my last ride,

driving it into the carmax garage.

i got the civic back in 2009

when i traded in my jeep... 

anyone remember that jeep?

that was the coolest car.

a few years ago slim & i were to exploring 

and we rented a subaru outback.

i've wanted one ever since.

that dream came true this july!

slim spent no less than 6 months

deciding what we should get & we

special ordered this green gem.

it has all the safety features, like notifying

me when i cross into other lanes,

when objects in front of me have stopped,

when i have a  back itch & 

exact locations of surrounding rainbows.

it's a great car.

*look at that bump!

pop pop pop it up.

say hello to our new little friend!

y'all, we got our pop up camper!

after too many hours spent on craigslist

slim finally found the pop up camper of our

dreams!

rory was stoked- as you can tell!

it's so compact!

right now it's living in our driveway,

but if you or someone you know has an open

space in a garage or something

please let us know- we're looking for

a better parking place!

here she is popped up in all her glory.

it's a 2006 fleetwood cheyenne.

lea & rory enjoying the dining room.

there's both a king size bed & a queen & 

two additional sleeping spots-

homegirl can sleep like 10 people!

there's a lot to be done interior

redecorating wise, and i've got

great ideas for new curtains & upholstery.

i've been obsessed with

the pop up princess 

and all the renovations she shares.  

lea & rory.

we are SO excited.

who wants to join us first?!

stay tuned for our adventures!

kirkwood festival.

we strolled down to the kirkwood festival

this past weekend. such a cute little community!

kathryn, me, karen, tara & tess!

twins.

i told jeff to do the tess face.

baby tess is so easy to love on!

my main squeeze slim in frisbee action.

jared & tess.

we had a camp event earlier & slim was 

logo-ed out!