This summer has been incredibly busy. We've been doing a lot of outside work on our yard (Eric has dug out more stumps than Lily can count) and of course the babies are every growing and changing.

We have taken trips to see Grandma and Grandpa, and Uncle Jeff & Aunt Kathleen and cousin Carter visited for Kevin and Meredith's wedding. I took a girls trip in the beginning of June for Beth's bachelorette weekend and toured Nashville. We celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary by grabbing dinner together. I got Eric a bike for father's day and we took it on the Loveland trail. In the end of June I had my 3rd Webby recital. Then, Steve and Tracie got married downtown Cincy, it was a super fun wedding and they looked so happy.

We had a lovely July 4th at Nisbet Park in Loveland with the Konyas. Picnic blankets, lattes, snacks, you couldn't ask for anything better. Lily called each firwork by name and color: "gween fire cwacker, wed fire cwacker, boo fire cwacker" and Quentin and Giovanna announced them, "here comes another one"

Eric's birthday on July 13th was a hit up in BG. We had just returned from getaway in Put in Bay and had a suprise party for him at his parents house. I took him to a Reds game that Friday for his present. Good thing- because it was the last time we'll see Dunn or Griffey jr. play for the reds..sadly.

The end of July was a hit with Beth and Greg's wedding in Dayton. Super fun! It's always exciting when a good friend gets hitched! And we adore them together.

The first weekend of August we made our first family road trip to ATL, GA to visit Matt and Teri in their new home. Along the way we stayed with Laura in Nashville, TN. It was a really fun trip, we didn't know how the kids would do in such a long drive but we made it! Ben was a rockstar, didn't cry once. Lily on the other hand didn't sleep a wink and had to be entertained the full 14 hrs of the drive. Go figure!
It was worth it all to see good friends and make memories. We saw the artsy East Nashville and breakfast where Laura works. And we took walks with Matt and Teri and Carmen their dog, enjoyed the neighborhood, had a cook out with friends, and danced the day away...I would expect nothing less! :) On the way home we took the kids swimming and took a slow drive back.

The middle of August was spent working on our home, planting flowers and plants and enjoying the summer. We just celebrated Lily's 2nd Birthday! I cannot believe she's two. She is starting to spot letters of the alphabet other than just singing them. She really is a sponge right now, learning everything I teach her and so quick too! I'm finding she's ready for new adventures, toys, and explorations. Ben is 10 1/2 months old, he's a crawling, standing, drooling, gibber gabbering, ooey gooey machine! He can say da da and uh oh. Our little man is into everything!

Eric is coming around to his 3rd year at Belcan, he's learning a lot on home maitenance and back into a running schedule. I am setting up my dance classes for the fall and decided that is all I will do outside the home. It's been fun to be a stay at home mom, I am really enjoying them.

Well that sums it up for now. Enjoy the pictures and I'll try to post more regularly from now on. :)