I have to post about the birth of our beautiful niece! She is now almost two months old and we look forward to the day we get to meet little Mary (hopefully around Christmas!). We need to get copies of some of the pictures Mom and Dad took while they were out in Utah but I did find a couple that were saved on our computer. This is just a week or two after Mary was born. We love you Mark and Jen! Give Mary a kiss for us!
Birthday Boy!
Every year Todd's family goes to Siesta Key for the 4th of July. They stay for a week and anyone in the family able to come down is welcome. It was so nice to just relax and enjoy time together this past week. Dad brought the sail boat which was actually really fun. Todd and I enjoyed throwing the football around before going for a swim in the ocean. The firework show was incredible and the whole atmosphere just made me so grateful for all the blessings in my life. I am so grateful to live in America and have the freedoms we enjoy. I'm grateful to those who fought for those freedoms and for those who continue to fight for them. I love our families more than anything and I am grateful for my life with Todd. He is the most amazing friend and husband and we look forward to all that lies ahead of us. Thanks mom and dad for a wonderful week, we love spending time with you!
Brad, Ali, Sydney, Avie and Rowan are staying with Mom and Dad E. while in town. There are lots of fun things for the girls to play with including clothes for dressing up. It was so cute and we couldn't resist snapping a few pictures.
I had to join in the fun even though very few things fit me! (Sorry it's so blurry)
Last week we were able to spend a wonderful day at Disney with Todd's family! It was so much fun to be with everyone, especially with our nieces since we don't get to see them very often. Brad and Ali live in Ephraim, UT and were able to bring their family down to Florida for two weeks. Here are some of the pictures we took while spending the day at Magic Kingdom.
Tommy, Mom, and Dad
Todd and I on the magic carpet ride!
Here are a few pictures and a video that I found on my camera from Memorial Day! These pictues are of Rexford (my nephew) before we went over to Shannon's pool.
Rexford loves playing in the balls
Running under my legs
Rexford loves to drive around in his car
He loves when Papa pushes him in his swing
On Thursday Todd and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary! It was so wonderful to spend the day together at the beach. We drove over to Ormond beach and found a small parking lot in between some neighborhoods. It was absolutely amazing, we were on a private part of the beach so barely anyone was around. Sadly, this is the only picture I took:
Todd going out to catch some waves
We spent a few hours on the beach and then headed over to Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop in Daytona to purchase some Saltwater Taffy. It's sort of like a family tradition, my family always goes there when we go to Daytona Beach. After returning home we cleaned up and went out to eat at Carrabba's. Todd has been wanting to go there for the longest time. I didn't really care for the food (I'm so picky!!!) but it was still a wonderful evening. After dinner, Todd surprised me with a room in Country Inns and Suites...the same hotel we stayed in the night of our wedding. It was a perfect day!
We also recently celebrated my 24th birthday!
(The date is off just a tad!)
It has been such a fun week and I have loved getting to spend so much time with Todd. Now we can look forward to our trip to Siesta Key next month with Todd's family!
