Life Lately

I can't believe I let almost two weeks go by without posting, this summer is flying!!

On June 30th, we celebrated eight years of marriage. In so many ways, I can't believe it's been eight whole years! It still feels like yesterday that Derek and I were doing the long-distance "thing" {he had already moved to Northern VA to attend med school while I was in GA teaching and going to grad school} and planning our wedding, and on the other hand it feels like that was a lifetime ago. Sooo much has happened since our wedding day--we've lived in 3 states, welcomed 2 babies into the world, finished med school & residency, and started a fellowship..whew! Our first few anniversaries were spent taking weekend getaways. This anniversary was spent putting kids to bed early so we could enjoy Chuy's takeout in peace, but we wouldn't change it for the world! On the morning of our anniversary, Shelby came running down the stairs to tell me about the recipe she created for our anniversary cake...talk about melting your heart!!!

Shelby wrote the recipe in pencil, so it was really hard to make out what she wrote in the picture. I tried to darken it some to make it more legible, but I think I might have made it worse..ha! Anyhow, here's the recipe: "Mix it well. 2 eggs, 3 cups applesauce, 100 chocolate chips, strawberries on top"

Another highlight from our life lately has been the Fourth of July! Derek got a whopping FOUR days off for the Fourth, and it was pure bliss! We packed so much fun into those 4 days, but of course I barely took any pictures b/c we were just enjoying it! We went to the children's museum one day, Aquatica (the water park at Sea World--we just got our membership a couple weeks ago, and we are LOVING it!), pool, watched the Women's World Cup, went to Sea World for fireworks, and I even managed to get some alone time one afternoon to do some shopping! :)

Here are a few random snapshots of our life lately, enjoy!!

I love this picture & the next one b/c this is what our life with kids is right now. The girls were taking turns getting on one another's nerves, and I was trying to get breakfast on the table as fast as I could but I had to keep stopping to mediate their squabbles. I was getting seriously hangry by this time and was about to lose it when Shelby asked Hadley to come sit with her while she read her a book. I can't even, the sweetness is just too much!!

I can't imagine anything sweeter than this!

There are no words ;)

We grilled out a couple times over the long weekend. Since we had the grill going, we had to have Smores! :)
Hadley was defintiely a fan!

Shelby loved roasting the marshmallows with Daddy, but she only ate the chocolate ;)

We spent a couple of days watching the Goins boys during Angela's checkups. I loved this picture of Adam & Shelby, sometimes I forget how big these kids really are until I see them in pictures! I still think of them as the little babies that first met at Keesler!

Happy Tuesday, Everyone! :)