Her Guard Baby

We know they're developing a bond and we know that Porter LOVES Penny, but we were more than a little surprised at his reaction when Papa and Daddy decided a ticklefest with Penny would be fun. Porter screamed- for minutes. He was not happy to see anyone messing with his big sister and boy did he let us know it. Our happy boy who hardly ever cries sure does have a set of lungs on him!
I love that he's already looking out for her :) And that she does just the same for him!

I'm mixing

Look at me, I'm mixing mommy!

 Go get your camera so you can take my picture, says Penny!

She never fails to crack me up!

Happy Father's Day!

Dear daddy,

We love you so much!

Thank you for being patient!

Thank you for constantly encouraging us to learn!

 

 Thank you for spending time with us!

Thank you for turning every day tasks into games and making everything more fun!

Thank you for making us smile!

Thank you for being you! We love you!

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

Baby Deer

We have a brand new fawn in our backyard. Penny likes to watch the baby, but heaven forbid that little deer get too close to the swing set! "Baby deer, do not lick my slide. And do not climb my rock wall!" says Penny. I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about that last one honey :)

Rehearsal Fun!

We brought Penny and Porter to the wedding rehearsal.

Porter snuggled up with great grandma Jeanne, Sandy and John while Penny came out and ruled the rehearsal.

She had a blast running up and down the isle and standing in the midst of the bridal party.

She loved playing with Jen- they made drumsticks and paper airplanes together :)

I'm so glad we were able to bring her along for the fun- in her mind, she got to see the wedding!

 We took the kids home to aunt Missy and Eric before heading out to the rehearsal dinner. It was held at a local Mexican restaurant and the food was amazing! We had a great evening catching up with friends and celebrating Megan & Chris!

Fun at the hotel

Penny had a chance to explore aunt Meggie's bridal suite at the hotel.

The room and balconies were gorgeous and the views were unbelievable!  

 The hotel had a series of pools and a lazy river- talk about a swimmer's dream!

Penny had a blast swimming in the pool with Emily, Chloe, Mary & Tomas!

 And Porter enjoyed some nap time in the shade with a nice breeze blowing on his sweet cheeks :) 

 Penny watched Emily & Chloe swim and decided that she wanted to do what they were doing. She did bobs, kicked and paddled her little heart out!

She had fun in the water with Missy, Eric & Pa too!

 And when she was all finished swimming, she enjoyed a pina colada under the shade of a tall palm tree. I'm not joking...Aunt Missy was so nice and bought mommy a non-alcoholic pina colada. Penny decided she wanted a sip and continued to drink half of mommy's drink! I guess girlfriend likes coconut!

 A girl could get used to this! This is the life!

Fun at the Railroad Park

On Thursday, Grammy, Missy and I took the kids to the McCormick Railroad Park.

Porter went on his first mini train ride with us and Penny got to ride another carousel :)

Penny had a blast running through the old train, which had a sleeping car, a dining car and a parlor car, and she really enjoyed the model trains!

Thanks Grammy for coming with us!!!