Carly and Josh hosted the 4th of July this year. It was a relaxing evening; swimming, bbq, and fireworks.
Sophia and I spent most of our summer days the same. We started the mornings with a walk before the heat set in, we'd color, paint, go outside and play with Bandit, and get our errands done all before lunch and a nap. After nap we'd usually head over to Tita and Uncle's house for a refreshing swim with Tita and Addison.
Most mornings Sophia would help me with my "cake up" and hair :)
I think we're in trouble in 12 years!
Monday's were our designated "Picnic Park" days. Tita came up with the idea to try a new park each Monday of the summer. So we'd pack up a lunch, and then play until Sophia was out of steam. It was a fun weekly tradition to look forward to!
Sophia got her Big Girl Bed this summer! It was a big deal! We'd had the crib converted to a toddler bed for a while, and she was doing great! So we told her if we could get 3 weeks of her staying in bed, she'd earn a big girl bed. She did it!
Happy Girl in her new bed!
During a visit to GG and Papa's, GG helped Sophia do her make up. She LOVED lipstick, wanting to put on more and more!
At the end of July I took Sophia on a mini-vacation up to Miranda. Matthew had to work, so it was just us girls. It was a ton of fun! We went to the Eureka Zoo, had a picnic lunch in Sequoia Park, strolled around Old Town Eureka, and took several walks down the hill. Aunt Pam and Uncle Bill had the cabin looking so good, it felt like old times. And I was so excited to be able to share that with Sophia.
The Tree Slide at Sequoia Park
More Lovin' on Baby Addison
And it wouldn't be summer without an appearance at the Bass Annual. We decided to spend our Family Vacation time with the Taylor's this year, but we did take a couple days to make an appearance at the lake too. Matthew and Josh both had work so Carly and I did the "single mom" thing for a couple days and headed up to the lake on Thursday. It was such a tough time without the guys. Sophia was testing every last limit. Addison was teething (or so we thought...) And I don't know that either of us will ever do it without the guys again! :)
However, it was great to be there for a couple nights. On Thursday we had the Dutch Oven Cook-Off. Everyone created a dutch oven recipe to contribute to dinner. And of course, it was a competition. Everyone's dishes were amazing! Such a good feast!
Matt and Josh made it up on Friday night (after the Bass Feed ) :( But it was good to have them there for the weekend. The resort was supposed to have wifi available, which meant that Matthew could still get his school work done while we were there, but it was down. Of course. So we got an early start home. And even though it was a quick trip, it was great to be there. All of the cousins were there this year, and it was so fun to watch Sophia play with her cousins Maya and Isaac. Fun times for sure! It does make me a little nervous about how it will go next year with 3 year old Sophia and an infant....but I'm sure we'll manage!
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