Deuces Wild

So, I have neglected to post a lot, eh- at all on the blog this summer but we have a great excuse. We were beyond busy!!!! This summer started with our first family vacation to Orange Beach, AL where my aunt lives. We had a fabulously relaxing vacation and cannot wait to get down there again. The girls enjoyed the sand....not so much the water. It was a little too rough for them. Over the summer though they really warmed up to the pool and began jumping in on their own free will.

Shortly after returning home from AL, we made the final decision to put our house on the market and buy a house that was owned by Mike's parents plus 6 acres of land. This is a BIG step for us in this economy. It will allow for one major thing in particular....I can stay at home with the girls permanently. We weren't quite sure how long we'd be able to manage on one income but once our house sells we will be fine. The new place also offers us much more room, added yard, plus the barn and horses are literally 50 feet from our front door. Fred's farm is adjacent to us as well. So, we are leaving the city for some semi-country living...with the all the city luxuries just down the street!

Uncle Bill and Amber were married in mid-August and we spent a long weekend in Gatlinburg for the wedding. We had so much fun playing with our cousins Landen and Riley. We hope to take another big family vacation to the beach very soon.

In the midst of all of this Emily and Megan, the girl's Stuart cousins, came to stay in Cincinnati too! They were here while their parents found a place for them to live in DC as they were leaving Alaska to move across the country. Brooklyn and Marley loved having them here and we did so many fun things - the zoo, Kings Island, splash parks, sleepovers. Everyone is excited to have them only 10 hours away instead of several days away. Hoping to see them more often. Brooklyn and Marley learned and grew so much while they were here....we also learned that Megan's name was not Megan, but in fact, Bacon....according to Brooklyn.

So much fun! So sad for it to come to an end! But we are moving on to lots of exciting things this fall too, including the big renovation and move to the new place! We will keep you posted but in the mean time, enjoy some of the albums from this summer.