Breakfast for 3

Jennifer S brought breakfast over for us all :). Aylin was so excited to sit in a "big chair" and let JS have her "baby chair" - those were her words.

John Stephen Came to Play

So yesterday our friend JS came over and the two kids played and danced and screamed on and off for an hour until we went outside for an impromptu play date with the Etheridge's and Risters!

Sliding with the Risters

Aylin loves the Rister boys! Griffin is the first boy to tell AJ he loves her :) LOL! And almost everything we do AJ asks for Reed :) They came over for the surprise play date yesterday too. The "whoa" you hear me say is b/c Aylin almost flipped out of the pool when G came down.

Aylin and her girls a few months ago

I'm trying to get my phone to post to my blog, hence the earlier pic post- it cut off the text on it

My Furbabies

June Collage

Things have been busy since we got back from vacation, but that is what I love about summer!  We try to spend a lot of time at home playing, but I can only be in the house so much until I just have to get out.  We have been potty training :)  Aylin Jewel Bug does really well when at home or at the church building, rarely having any accidents, but when we are out other places she refuses to tell me she has to go potty.

The top two pics are just of AJ playing around the house, and the bottom 2 pics are of her very first tee-tee and poo-poo on the potty!!

We have had a few PLAYDATES!!

 (1)Aylin with Aunt Tessa and cousin Payton (2)cousin Macey Jo

 Playing with our friend Rachel!

Our first trip to the Sprinkler Park with Mary Claire and John Stephen:

 

 

 Mary Claire, John Stephen, and Aylin Jewel

:) Best Friends=Sweet Babies :)

This past week daddy has been away to camp with our youth group; we went down there to visit twice, and both times I forgot my camera.  These were taken on my phone.  At SLCC, there is one of those really OLD, really TALL, metal slides.  Of course, Aylin wasn't scared at all and climbed right up and slid right down!  These pics are of her and one of our favorite friends, REED!  They are 2 weeks apart :)

This morning we decided to give Buttercup and Tessie baths!  It was hilarious :)

 Finally, this has become one of Aylin Jewel's favorite treats: Starbucks' Birthday Cake Pop!

It has been a great first few weeks of summer with my baby girl; I wish it would never end.

Day 5 (Wednesday) and Day 6: The Trip Home

Our Last Morning at the Beach :(

I did not take any pics while at the beach today because Aylin loved it!!  We spent all of our time playing, playing, playing, squealing, playing some more, and picking up seashells...It was a GREAT day!  While having a snack break, I did take these 2 pics trying to show her boo-boo from the night before.  I was worried she had bitten right through her lip, but it closed up on its own. 

AND

Don't you just love that little belly? :) 

That evening we drove up to Robertsdale, AL to worship with the local Church there.  They were actually one of Bobby's supporting churches while he was at the Memphis School of Preaching.  It was the first time we had visited there since his graduation in 2002. 

 On Thursday, we loaded up the car and headed home...well, after a trip to Lambert's Cafe! :)

And sadly, this is the end of the vacation posts :( We had an absolutely wonderful time and hope to be able to take another vacation in the years to come.