Family Fair Fun

Jesse and I went to the Clark County Fair with my parents in August! Jesse loved  seeing and hearing the animals. My cousin Tara was in the fair pageant, and we stuck around to watch her compete. We had a great time, and it was wonderful to get to see so many family members throughout the evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toes in the Sand!

In July, Jesse and I went on an adventure with my mother-in-law, Connie, to Cowan's Gap state park. We spent the afternoon by the lake. What made this trip especially special, was the fact that this was Jesse's first experience with sand. He's never felt sand between his toes before :) At first, he wasn't sure what to think, and he kept trying to stand on our sheet that we spread out to put our towels on. Eventually he braved the sand and stepped out further and further. He also enjoyed splashing around in the lake. He would run and splash into the lake, turn around and run back towards the sand, and then run back and splash into the water again. He got a couple of mouthfuls of sand as he tried to eat some. We had a lot of fun that day, and later in the summer we went up and took my hubby along and cooked out. Love making memories with our baby boy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th of July

We had so much fun on the 4th of July! We went to a family picnic, and then we went to town to watch fireworks that night. This was Jesse's first experience seeing fireworks. He kept saying "Wowww!" :-)

 

I snapped a few pictures of him before we left to go see the fireworks. Here he is, all decked out in his patriotic attire ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Summer Memories



I was so excited to have the summer off to spend with my baby boy this year. I knew we would have fun and make memories, but I didn't realize how much closer I would grow to my son by getting to spend so much more time with him. By the end of the summer, he was attached to my hip and both he and I struggled a little with me going back to work. I loved every single moment, even though it meant never sleeping in - LOL! We had many pancake breakfasts, picnics at the school farm, trips to the park, days spent at the pool, play dates and outings with friends, and days spent cuddling, giggling, and dancing around the house. I'm already counting down the days until I can pretend to be a stay-at-home mommy again! Don't get me wrong - I love my job! - but what parent wouldn't want to spend all their time with their child if they could?! This was definitely the best summer ever.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wish we could do it all over again, baby! Can't wait till next summer. Or at least, a snow day or two so we can make some memories in the snow ;-)