This girl

She makes my heart sing. I love her dimples, her nappy curls, squinty grin, incredible eyelashes, her darling voice, nurturing nature, her joyful sense of humor, her curiosity, tenacity, giggle, and spirit, and the way she loves her Mommy.

We are blessed.

Kissing summer good bye

Labor day weekend was full of fun for us. We went up to the Dells area to "the cottage" with two of our closest friends, Alicia and Alex and their kids. We have been up there about 20 times with all our friends... these trips involve boating, tanning, laughing, and a lot of partying. With three kids under 3 in tow, this weekend consisted of boating (while chasing), tanning (I mean slathering kids with 50+ block), laughing (at the cuties, as opposed to dirty jokes and banter), and a lot of partying (the kind that involves sippy cups and giggles)!  It was a different kind of weekend at the cottage, but we would not have it any other way. We had a marvelous time!!

It was a lovely weekend spent with some of our very favorite people. Bye bye, summer!