More Summer Fun: July in Review

holy cow has it been HOT here! we've had lots of fun so far this summer...thought i better show off some of our fun times in july.

it was over 100 degrees here on the 4th of july (one of many 100+ days in minnesota this year)...luckily our good friends, the mcintyres, put in a pool at their new house and we got to enjoy it!

first time in her swimsuit!

george and cruz enjoying some snacks after swimming:

USA!

on the 7th we got to attend cruz's buddy liam's 2nd birthday party. it was a carnival and a super fun party!

libby thought it was pretty fun, too!

daddy built cruz a sandbox and installed his new digger from grandma & grandpa johnson!

july 15th...libby tried rice cereal! she wasn't sure what to think at first, but now she's loving it. what a big girl!

july 19th: happy birthday dad/grandpa! we love you!

july 28th: another fun afternoon at the mcintyre pool:

july 29th: our version of "sunday funday" - at the park in red wing:

hope you're all having a great summer so far!

love,
ang, heath, cruz & libby

Libby is Five Months!

time is flying by! little libby is now five months old! she is such a little sweetheart and a happy little girl. i love her little giggles and how she laughs and coos in her crib in the mornings. she is the perfect little sister to cruz and he is so proud of her.

happy summer!

Happy 2nd Birthday Cruz!

our sweet little boy (well, most of the time he's still sweet!) turned 2 on june 23rd! daddy played in the annual rosemount firefighters' golf tournament with our friend nate, so mommy was on her own to start out the big day. i ended up taking the kids to kowalskis so cruz could pick out his own special birthday doughnut (and i could enjoy a coffee!). here is what he picked:

yes, the doughnut looks as big as his head but he actually managed to eat most of it. after his special breakfast, we headed home to wait for tia mel's arrival. once she arrived, we packed up and headed to the zoo! we had a great time watching the bird show, checking out the animals (his favorite for the day was the cows!), eating lunch and playing on the fun playground.

after the zoo we made a quick stop at the judsons to check on the golfers and say hi to pam, eli & addy, the mcintires and dale & sharon. cruz got to play baseball with the kids on the judsons own diamond and libby got some love from everyone.

cruz & his older girlfriend, lydia:

we had to cut our visit short because tia and i had to get home to make cruz's mickey mouse birthday cake and cupcakes! we were pretty happy with how they turned out:

cruz opened a few of his birthday presents that night:

on sunday we had some family over for a mickey mouse clubhouse birthday party. cruz, carmen and i tried out the mouse ears:

everyone sang happy birthday & enjoyed the mickey mouse cake:

and cruz tried out his new trike:

a great time was had by all!

thanks to everyone who made his birthday weekend special! we are so blessed to have such a wonderful, fun-loving little boy!