summer days

A pic of our baby-baby girl....

Ellie napping -- Mike snagged a few cute pics of her snuggling with her blankets and lambie...

One of our favorite games -- Ellie loves to "surprise" me by knocking on the glass from the inside of the house while I am sitting outside....she cracks up every time.

We spent Memorial Day at a nearby pool with some cousins and friends - it was perfect - water and sun followed by a BBQ in the park.

Somebody playing dress up with diaper bag...those glasses ---- HOT.

we got to spend a few playdates with Maggie while her parents were packing away - we will miss them in Vegas!

We ended up dispensing with clothes as the temperature climbed...

Somebody was getting ready for her nap...

red polka-dot suits.

Got some yummy sugary treats to celebrate the news of another "sweet" girl in the family. Yay for little sister!!

 uh.....more. 

thank you!

  Ellie wanted to go down the water slide. I was happy to oblige. We did it another three times!

cheeks. 

Birthdays and un-birthdays

I had my 27th bday last week (or as my sweet Cooney cousins framed it...hey..you're just three away from thirty!!) Thanks--- 'preciate it.

We had a lovely luncheon to celebrate the day before where we took some pictures of the kids -- because heaven knows taking pictures with your kids is a multi-Mom job. 

Thanks Cooney girls!!

Ellie also turned officially 18 months. 

She celebrated her half-birthday be eating a raw dough ball that was raising outside in the sun. I don't want to be judgy about raw food diets...but I'm pretty sure it wasn't what she expected. Lesson learned, the rolls will be higher next time. :-)

 Mike spoiled me on my big day - stuffed french toast, a couples' pedicure (his first! he was a fan of the massage chair), Happy sumo sushi and a homemade peanut butter pretzel-crust cheesecake (baked from scratch by my studly husband...you should be impressed).

Lang zal ze leven....lang zal ze leven...........