Sweet Summertime

Once again, time is flying by! July is just about gone and August will be here... which means Emma Grace will be a BIG one year old! I'll definitely have to post about her first party. We are very excited and looking forward to celebrating our little one with many friends and family.

Here are some pictures from the last few months...

In May, I got to sneak away to Puerto Rico on a girls' trip for a few days. Here was the view from our hotel room... It was gorgeous! I had a blast with my best friends. It made me feel (once again) so thankful to have so many close girl friends to share so many memories with.

Emma got to go on her first boat ride this summer. (Well outside my tummy anyway...) She loves the water and likes the boat, but HATES her life jacket. We even tried buying a second life jacket to try with not any luck... She was a trooper though and we spent several hours on the lake and she did great!

At the beginning of June, Abby graduated from Keller High School. It was pretty cool to see her graduate from the same high school I graduated from 12 years earlier. I still cannot believe she is off to college. She was beginning first grade when I graduated!

We went down to the bay (Kemah) with Brian's family. It was so nice and relaxing to get away for a bit to such a beautiful place.

Emma loved playing in the fountains on the Kemah boardwalk!

In July, Emma celebrated her first July 4th. We took her to a parade and she LOVED watching all the floats and people. She proudly held up not one, but 2 flags the entire time. She was in awe. :)

After much thought and deliberation, we finally decided to sell our boat. We would ultimately like to get a larger one in a few years when we are done having kiddos and when we can (hopefully) get a larger one. Here is Emma saying one last goodbye! (She is wearing the dress that mom brought her back from Puerto Rico.)

We also went to Brokenbow, OK for a Thornton Family Reunion (or Fiasco as we like to call them). We had a blast and it made me feel very blessed to have so many close family members to spend time with. We made SO many great memories in that weekend alone! ...and I think we have a new board game obsession... TRAIN GAME!

Emma celebrated her 11 month birthday this month as well... I had to share this adorable pic!

Another favorite of Emma's is her water table... (yes she is sitting in it).

That has been our summer in a nutshell! We are loving sharing this summer with our sweet little girl! She took her first steps a few weeks ago and is now up to 20 steps in a row!! Wowzers! She is keeping me on my toes now! She loves to climb on EVERYTHING and stand up everywhere. I am pretty sure she has magical powers, because she can get out of every seatbelt in every grocery cart or high chair. Uh oh! She also JUST started getting her first tooth. Hooray! (We were beginning to wonder if she had any in there???!)

Up next.... her FIRST birthday party!!

Another side note... I am SO excited to share that I have started my own company providing ABA to individuals with behavior disorders (primarily children on the autism spectrum). I am thrilled to be doing something that I love in honor of my brother, Andy. Check out my website if you get the chance! Andy's Voice, Inc.


XOXO,

Lexi