Independence Day!!!

We managed to have a fun Fourth Of July even though it felt really wrong that my Dad wasn't there.

Austen had a blast and got loaded up on sugar as usual.  Good thing I normally feed him so many vegetables to try and balance out the sugar rush he gets during family outings.

The park we went to has a really big hill that he wanted to roll down.

Daddy chair and Austen chair.

Before Austen's cousins got there he was bored, so he found these cute girls to chase around.



I had to post the timeline of trying to get a good picture of a boy who won't hold still.

It starts with this.....

then he tries to escape....

then he plans the escape better...

and finally.....freedom!



We did manage to get a couple good family pics though.

Cute cousins running around.





Then what we came for....

FIREWORKS!!!!

The night was fun with Austen entertaining everyone with his crazyness!  He was so hopped up on sugar that I thought he might never go to bed, but he crashed about 2.5 seconds after he laid down in bed.  He is super tired today though, so I think he might be having an extra long nap!  Yay for me....that means I can get some homework done!

Summer Bucket List: Farm Country

Happy Fourth Of July!!!  We are waiting for Brian to finish with his round of golf and then we are off to enjoy the day.  We have plans to visit a fair and then we're going to go to a fun park to play and watch fireworks.  Should be fun as usual and I'm sure I'll have a million pictures to share afterwards!

 

On another note....

Austen LOVES farm country down at Thanksgiving Point!

We headed down there for the first time this year and it was a blast.

Of course he has to climb on everything.

This cute baby cow came right over...... 

And sucked on Austen's hand.

Feeding the goats.

There were these brand new tiny baby goats that made me want a goat so bad!

Austen seriously loved this alpaca....he thought his hair was so funny.

They have a pretend little jailhouse that he thinks is fun to play in.....should I be worried?

Feeding a giant horse!

Now that we have a bunny, I think they are super cute and this little tan baby especially.....I wanted to steal it!

Riding a horse....he loved it, but wanted it to go faster of course.

Out To A Movie

Brian and I took Austen to see Madagascar 3 in 3D the other day and it was so fun!  Austen loved the movie and has been quoting it ever since.

He wasn't too sure about the glasses though....he kept taking them off and then asking me why the movie was blurry.  He thought the 3D was cool and kept saying the stuff was getting him.
It was a fun day out and now we can't wait to see the new Ice Age!

Summer Bucket List: Go For A Hike

While Brian was on his weekly Sunday golf outing, Austen and I decided to go for a hike.  Austen loved "climbing up a mountain" and he wants to go all the time now.  The trail may have been a little too hard for him and it was literally 100 degrees, but he never complained.

A Sneak Peak Of The Big Day

This is not really a peak, it's more like a barrage of pictures, but my amazingly talented sister took so many awesome pictures of our wedding that I wanted to share.  Isn't it exciting to be able to see the pictures the next day!  I have to wait a couple of weeks to see the one's from the professional photographer, but I can't imagine them being better than these!

It was absolutely perfect and exactly what I wanted....small, sweet, and beautiful.  Hopefull this will help everyone who wasn't there feel like they can still be part of our special day.

On our way to say the vows.

Mom making me look pretty

Saying our vows

The ring exchange

THE Kiss

We did it.....LOVE the look on Brian's face!

I think these pics look so magical, so if you'd like to see them in their full glory...just click on them to enlarge.