Well so far summer has been a bit of a drag. Besides still having birthday BBQ's, Father's Day and a few other things we managed to get them all in before our ENTIRE family got sick! Dylan got hit first with a nasty virus just before school was out, he got better and enjoyed his last day of school, but then a few days later Haylee got it. She had an ear infection that then caused her eyes to get really goopy and red. So the second time to the doctor we finally got her on antibiotics, and within a week she got better.  Well sure enough Greg was next. He got a nasty cough and felt like crap! Just when I thought I was off the hook, I got the same thing Greg did and just finally getting over it. I guess on a happy note at least I stayed healthy to get my family better. So between all of us it's almost been a month of trying to stay healthy! I am praying it stays that way and move on to a fun and happy summer....

In the mean time I decided not to put Dylan in summer school to give him a little break. We still have our regular therapy and ABA at home, but wanted to have a little more free time for swim lessons, and getting to enjoy the pools, beaches and fun time hanging with our friends. We have a church camp next week and Dylan is enrolled, and I am volunteering. I am really excited about it. We are coming up on Dylan's 4th birthday (Sunday) and have a special day planned. I still can't believe my sweet boy is going to be four. He is doing so awesome! He amazes us everyday and is growing in so many areas of his life. We just finally finished most of our landscaping and have lived at Lowe's the past month. The house is finally coming along, and it makes me so happy!

For my sweet Haylee she is coming up on 21 months, and is sweet, feisty, independent and most of all the most caring sister. Haylee is growing up so fast, and it's so different for Greg and I. She loves her ipad, her bottle, the park and asks for it all the time. She is a ball of energy. The bond these two have makes me smile everyday! They are so fun to be around and there relationship grows stronger and stronger everyday! This is what my whole heart envisioned when Dylan was born. I wanted nothing but the best for his future, but to always be loved by his friends and especially his brother's and sister's, and family! God has done just that. We are finally moving forward with potty training for Dylan and he is doing awesome. He loves to play with his ipad, be outdoors and is loving every minute of the pool and water. I should actually say both of them are. So I am sure our summer will be well spent in the pool...

Life has been pretty crazy lately, but what isn't? Its the juggling of daily tasks, jobs, school, kids, marriage, family, friends, bills, etc. But you always get through it. We have our busy times and our down times. I have come to realize that life is too short and we just need to stop and breath sometimes and enjoy every moment. Everything always works out the way it is supposed to. On the flip side we have a vacation coming up and I am so excited to get away and spend time with my family making amazing memories! I love my family so much and thank God everyday for our blessings that he has given us.

My Sick Boy

Dylan's first swim lesson

My sick sweet girl

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the most amazing Daddy ever! Thank you for loving our babies and showing them your unconditional love each and everyday. Thank you for being our rock, our shining star and most of all thank you for always working so hard for our future and always being the devoted man That you are! We love you so much and Thank God everyday for your loving heart!

Father's Day was such a great day! My step mom organized a nice BBQ for all the dad's at there house. We enjoyed a day of swimming, good company and great food! I am so blessed to have the most amazing husband/daddy for our babies and the greatest Dad a daughter could ask for. Love you both!

Birthday's and Milestones

This last month we celebrated my brother-in-laws 40th birthday and my nephew's 10th birthday! My sister put together a really nice BBQ with just our family. We ate good food, swam like fish, and enjoyed some good wine! I am so thankful for my family and always the fun memories and time we spend together....

Last Day of School

I cannot believe that Dylan has already completed his first year of pre-school. I can remember being so nervous in our first IEP meeting with all of the teachers and staff, just thinking to myself and wondering how Dylan will do in school? I really thought long and hard and also thought-is he really ready for school? I was happy with the school we picked, but I started him out just 8:30-11, then we progressed to 8:30-12, and then about 4 months into school he ended up going 8:30-1:30 which is his full school day. Dylan was making such progress and doing so well that he helped me over come my fears of letting him grow up and become a big boy!

As we went into our IEP just a few weeks shy of school being out to go over goals from this year, and goals moving forward into next year I was really happy with how far Dylan had come. Academically Dylan was making leaps and bounds. His speech was coming along, he listening skills were getting better, and his overall growth....well we are just so proud of Dylan! He works so hard at everything he does and Greg and I have no doubt this is just the beginning for Dylan and a bright future ahead of him! Dylan will be attending the same school this next year with the same AMAZING teacher and awesome aides. We are so sad school is over, but really happy to enjoy our summer and do lots of fun things!

Memorial Weekend

When we moved into our house almost 4 years ago, we obviously knew no one,  but in hopes that we picked the right neighborhood where we would have friends, and our kids would meet friends and have lots of fun play dates. Growing up I lived in a neighborhood right next to my grandparents, in a cute little cul-de-sac and everyone in there were my best friends. We had block parties, sleep overs, played everyday and even had the best birthday parties! I always knew I wanted this for my kids one day.

Well in 4 years we have met and gained great friendships with some pretty awesome families, and they have become a huge part of our life and people we really enjoy being around. We have mommy nights, block parties, Friday night cocktail walks, and many more to come! So this Memorial we hosted a little get together with everyone and it was so much fun! We did Mexican (of course requested by my husband) enjoyed the company and sat by the first till almost midnight, talking about life, kids, and lots of fun things we want to do! Hope you all had a fun one, and sorry so late on the post as our life has been pretty crazy!