Great Wolf with GREAT Friends

We kicked off summer right and enjoyed an awesome weekend at Great Wolf with our wonderful friends the Shields. They will be moving in a few weeks to Germany and our kiddos are heart broken. We're not really sure how to console them since such is the life of a military family. As friends who have become family move away we are vividly aware of how lucky we are to live in this great day of technology.  Between email, face time, and phone calls, the blessings of these great friendships  continue on and our kiddos experience the true meaning of forever friends.

Azure is Five!

Our youngest kiddo is now five years old! The entire thought of that is absolutely crazy to me. It seems like she went from a baby to a little lady overnight. Azure spent her day getting "makeups" along with a mani/pedi. We then spent time at one of her favorite spots, Fun Fun Fun, where her siblings scored some major tickets and used them to buy the "girly pink penguin" she has always wanted. We ended the evening with ice cream cake and presents. Azure is a little ray of sunshine. Her giggle brightens our days and her teasing streak (with included awesome facial features) keeps life absolutely joyful. She loves to comfort and make people happy. She hangs pictures of our family all over the house, including our bed. My first instinct was to take them down, thinking clean house, clean bed, etc...but for some reason I didn't touch them. The "baby" is growing up so quickly. Now each night as we go to bed and view her collage of pictures surrounding us, I'm grateful to hold tight for just a moment longer all of those wonderful stick figured, over sized headed family portraits! 

Disney Cruise '16

Hands down our best Disney cruise yet. The weather was absolutely amazing, the kiddos were absolutely the most perfect ages to enjoy each club/activity, and every one of us had absolutely the most amazing week of rest, relaxation, and memory making fun!