(Warning: Massive amounts of pictures follow. I dont know how to edit them into a nice format, so this is going to be one stinking long post. My apologies in advance :) )
Sunday, June 16
Today we celebrated Father's Day. We went to church together as a family, and I made a pie for Josh in the afternoon. He spent the rest of the day being the wonderful daddy that he is. And really, I couldn't have asked for a better dad for our daughters.
Monday, June 17
Today Josh and I celebrated our 7th anniversary (and what a blessing these 7 years have been!). Originally, we were going to go to Mattheison State Park, which isn't too far from Starved Rock. We went the summer I was pregnant with Elaina and were enthralled with the natural beauty of the waterfalls. Unfortunately, most of the trails were closed for repair, so we decided to go even further back into our history and go to the Westfield Mall in Naperville before heading over to Dekalb for some Bea's Wok 'n Roll. It really was a perfect day, with plenty of happy memories and dreams of the future. So nice to know that after all these years, there's no one I'd rather spend my time with than him.
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| Steven Tyler, eat your heart out |
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| For some reason, I'm thinking glam rock is not my style... |
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| The best. potstickers.ever. |
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| Noodles with chicken and pea pods...so simple, so delicious. I may or may not have been tempted to cry when finishing my leftovers the next day... |
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| Love him so |
After such a wonderful day celebrating our anniversary, going back to work would have been tough under any normal circumstance, but it was even harder because Josh stayed home with the girls (this was his rolling layoff week), and I had to leave them all behind. Thankfully, he brightened my day with several texts and pictures to keep me going.
Wednesday, June 19
Tonight it was finally cool enough to take the girls to a park in the evening. I love watching our girls play, especially as they grow and learn to play together.
Thursday, June 20
This is such a typical scene in our home. So glad we captured it.
Friday, June 21
Today Josh took the girls to Monkey Joe's and sent me some lovely pictures of their adventures.
Meanwhile, I worked (boo). Around 1:00 I stepped outside to clear my head and noticed the sky was looking rather ominous to the north. This, however, was not enough to get me to go back inside, grab my car keys, and roll up the windows. Nor was the thunder I heard five minutes after getting back to my desk. Note to self: next time, get the keys. 1.5 inches later, it was a rather wet ride home.
Saturday, June 22
Today was a busy day. We dropped the car off for some alignment work, went to Party City to get prepared for Ellie's birthday party, ran to Fresh Market for some coffee and muffins, then to the Asian market downtown for thai basil and sesame oil, stopped for some Starbucks, and picked up the car again. Then, we came home and relaxed before heading over to Mario and Rita's for some birthday enchiladas for Adam. (There were no pictures of these, sadly, because I was too busy stuffing my face with them.) In the afternoon, we relaxed, watched Bambi (with a strategically timed snack break (re: my daughters were unscathed by the sudden departure of Bambi's mother. The same cannot be said for their first viewing of The Fox and the Hound.) In the evening we played outside--a good, busy, blessed day.
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| Waiting for Daddy outside of Party City |
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| Sweet baby |
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| Silly girl |
Such a gorgeous family. Happy anniversary! :) Love all of the pictures.
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