Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Wedding Photo

I should have gotten a picture of the three of us in front of the beautiful chapel in which Lisa got married, but didn't think of it in all the activity.  Fortunately, Lisa's photographer snapped this one of us at the reception.  It was the end of the day and we were all tired, but the picture still turned out.  I love the look on Laura's face.  I had to jump up and down (literally) to get her to smile, but it seems to have worked!  It was a fun day full of good memories - thanks for a great party, Lisa and Jonathan!


Thursday, August 11, 2011

4th of July and More

We had our first 4th of July in the States in 4 years.  When did GA start selling fireworks??  Laura loved pointing out all of the flags.  There were lots of them!  We didn't do much to celebrate, but it was really nice to be in the US for the holiday.  We did enjoy the firework show from the neighboring country club and Laura slept through all of them.  She barely moved a muscle even though they were exploding right above the house!




 Playing at the local park.


Four Generations all together!

 Aunt Ellie - Laura loved Ellie!  A month after getting back and Laura is still talking about Ellie.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Summer Happenings

We've had a busy summer, but a good one.  My sister got married in July, so we went home for a month in order to attend and to be able to participate in some of the pre-nuptial festivities.  It was great seeing Lisa so happy and excited.  During that month, I got to meet up with two of my girlfriends from college at Panama City Beach.  It was wonderful to have some quality girl-time and fun to introduce Laura to her first beach experience.  It was great to be home for awhile and spend some quality time with friends and family.  

 Laura loves putting on her boots.  One evening, she decided to walk in circles around me wearing nothing but boots and a diaper.  Silly girl!

 Laura's first day at the beach.  She wasn't sure what to think.  We managed to get her wet, but she didn't want to get out of the stroller or walk on the sand.  Sigh - she doesn't know what fun is!  The next day we got her in the water and she was giggly and happy - thanks to Cristina for encouraging us all that it could be done!


Proof of a successful trip into the water!  The water was a perfect temperature and Laura really liked the up and down of the waves.  She did not like the breaking waves, but once we got past the breaking, she was happy as could be.

 Laura and I spent a few days with my parents down in AL.  They have this great park nearby, so we took Laura one (cloudy!) morning and she loved it.  I loved that it wasn't steaming hot at 10am.

 She was very focused while climbing.

 Well, at least when she wasn't making faces at the camera.

Three sisters all together at a fun shower for Lisa.

 Getting pampered before the big day.

The beautiful bride!  The photo doesn't do her justice, but it's the only one I have.  Check out the pro's pictures here: http://www.ohsnapshotphotography.com/blog/?p=1469