Back in June... (part two)

Well, this first part was actually back at the end of May.  Becky had a baby and I got a new niece!!!!!

Introducing Grace Ambrose Ginty... 6lbs 12 oz, 20 inches long.  Becky was in labor for more than two days and was such a trooper... She really wanted a vaginal birth and she held out for that and made it happen!  And what a precious little miracle Grace is!

Proud Daddy Ryan...

Ohhhh.... I just could not wait to snuggle her.  And luckily I didn't have to wait long because my wonderful hubs bought me a ticket to go visit Becky and Grace (and Ryan :) for a few days in the middle of June!!

Saying goodbye to my babies at the airport...

And hello to this beautiful baby in Indiana!!

Ohhh she is so scrumptiously sweet and I love her so much!

Becky was good and kept Grace at home for the first month... but while I was there she had her one-month birthday so we celebrated with her first trip to the mall!  :)

First stop... J Crew, of course!

That was our main outing for the week, which was fine by me (although I did make a solo trip to the mall a few days later... couldn't resist some shopping-with-no-kids time).  It was great to just relax and visit with Beck and do lots of this...

And a little of this... Beck and Ryan have happy hour at their house before dinner and it was great to sit outside in the nice weather with a beverage!

Can't do a baby post without a picture of baby feet.  Grace has the most perfect little feet...

I walked upstairs one evening while Becky was getting Grace settled for bedtime and saw this and it just melted my heart.  Beck was stroking her face and Grace was just gazing up at her mommy with the most adoring look.  Motherhood is so wonderful!

She really is a beautiful baby.

Congratulations, Becky and Ryan!  Grace is absolutely precious and perfect!  And thanks so much to Phil for holding down the fort at home (and doing such an awesome job at it)!  I got this pic in a text while I was gone... a boys-only outing to Subway.  :)

Back in June...

My parents visited.  We love having them here! 

We rode bikes to the pool and swam.  A lot.

 Phil sat across from Michael Keaton on one of his flights.  Lol.  But seriously that is really him.

My sister Leslie and my niece and nephew visited!

And Davis left the cutest footprints and then face-planted right before we left.  Lol.

The boys kept getting bigger.  :(

We took swim lessons.

We loaded up the jeep, drove across the street, and rented a pontoon for the day.  So much fun!

 

Someone always wants to be just like his big brothers...

 

Bottle was empty...  just FYI..

Nothing better than napping on a boat...

J never naps on the boat... he loves it too much.  He stands up at the front any time we are moving.

J lost his first tooth!  He was SO excited... he told everyone he saw.

We had so much fun with the pontoon that one weekend that we had to do it again... this time we met up with some friends with sailboats for what the boys now call "the boat party".  We all tied up together and hung out there and jumped off the boat and swam and floated for hours.  It was an amazing day.  We had to leave at 5:30 to get the boat back by 6:00 and Phil pretty much had to drag us out of the water.  

We were the only ones with kids there and we told the boys they had to be on their best behavior at all times and thankfully they were.  No fighting and not one tantrum or argument.  It was a boat party miracle.

Right after I took this pic on the way home Reid went and laid down on that little couch and fell completely asleep... He even stayed asleep while we docked and unloaded.  Wiped out.

One last fun thing back in June (until "Back In June Part Two" coming up soon)... Phil and I got to meet up with my high school friend Kristen and her husband for dinner one night! They were vacationing over on 30A and we drove over to meet them.  We had the best time and it was so great to see them!  Kristen is really the only friend from high school that I still keep in touch with... She is such a wonderful person and we have a lot in common.  She also has four kiddos who are all just a little older than mine.  And she also homeschools her kids and has helped me so much in that area!  She really is a blessing to me... We have very similar personalities and parenting styles (and husbands who travel often for work) and her advice and support has been invaluable to me!  She's currently helping me with diet and fitness (where I need the most help... Lol!).  Thank you, Kristen, for being such a blessing in my life!

Stay tuned for Part Two and another sweet blessing!