A Get-Well Picnic

One of the most relaxing weekends of this summer was when our little guy had to have a tonsillectomy! After his surgery, we reserved the weekend for lots of R&R so our best bud could recoup! So, off to the lakes for lots of fresh air, relaxation, and a Get-Well picnic!

It felt so good to lounge on such a beautiful day...

with tons of snuggles and cuddles galore!

Our juicy picnic- filled with mango's, blueberries and strawberries was quite a refreshing summer treat!

Gav loooooves summer berries,

...and those oatmeal cookies, too!

But it was having the company of our lil' fam together, and all the laughter, that made this day so sweet!

Speaking of recovery, G was such a trooper and it didn't take long before he was back to being 100% his lil' self again!

So happy that my littlest love is feeling superb these days!

Happy 1st Blogiversary

I can't believe its been 1-year since my very first blog post! Time sure does fly so it has been fun documenting the little things that's been happening in our lives, to turn the entirety of my blog into such memorable albums for my little guy, and to reminisce all the good that life has to offer us!

I would also like to thank all of my new sweet followers for reading my blog and the happenings in our little family! It makes me smile every time I see a pretty new face pop up :) So, thank you so much! It really does mean a lot to me!

Happy Blogiversary...and many cheers to all the new adventures and memories to come our way!

Inner Harbor

Road trips are one of our favorite summer things to do, especially when we've been taking this same trip since Gavin was a little guy! We share lengthy amounts of conversation and silliness that help pass the time!

And we were all just about giddy when our road trip from PA,

...led us right into Baltimore's Inner Harbor!
(another check off the summer to-do)

We love the Harbor!

Phillips Seafood was the perfect place to lunch!

The views and festivities along the Harbor ROCK!

We couldn't wait to take those dragon boats for a spin,

After getting in our gear, off we went out into the water...pedaling as fast as we could. Okay, not really fast cause the temps that day reached 103°! Wowza! But we still had one heckuva fab time out there!

Then, it was time to head inside the aquarium for all the coolness!

So many really neat underwater creatures,

...including Nemo & Dori!

The sharks are always Daddy's personal faves!

Gotta love a good fishy kiss!

And those ginormous squeezes that I could never get enough of...

While Gavin likes the reptiles and tropical fishes, Daddy loves the sharks, and I prefer the dolphin show! (I was a dolphin volunteer during a previous trip here, looooved it...check it in the album below)

I have to say, Gavin was quite the fan too!

Following the show, we hit up a 4-D movie, Planet Earth!

Then headed to tour more of the aquarium,

The Reptiles...G loved it!

Our Inner Harbor trip of 2010 was unforgettable and we were sure to create memories that we'll look back on again right before our next visit there!

We enjoyed a full day here, but just weren't quite ready to head back home just yet. So, we grabbed a yummy ice cream treat before our road trip back to the city of Brotherly Love!

Goodnight Inner Harbor,

Goodnight Moon!

This family outing brought back so meany treasured memories from one of our times there with Gavin! Gav loved it, even when he was just a wee little guy, and I had too much fun volunteering with the dolphin show! Enjoy the memories...

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