Busy, Busy, Busy.

Oh man, per the ushe, life has been hectic, crazy, busy.  Summer.  Oh do I love me some summer.  Days that aren't eaten up by 12 hours dedicated to making a living. (boo) have been spent doing things like more trips to zoos (John Ball Zoo), lots of pool time at my moms house, a trip to Ludington. MI , Potter Park Zoo, I turned 31, we tore up the casino sea food buffet, and just plain having a good time.  In between naps when they are allowed ;)  There are more updates on life to come soon I promise :)

Stopping to smell the roses at Potter Park Zoo

This along with every single "stick your head in an animal cut out" had to be photographed at the zoo.  She's becoming quite the camera ham.

We all (My Mom, Stepdad, Sam, Cassie, Addison & I) climbed Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington.

Then we enjoyed a day on the beach

Addison was digging lake Michigan as usual!

Addison has become a pool master, just give her a life jacket and she'll swim around all day.  Take the life jacket off and she can swim underwater to you for a few short feet.  She never tires!

Old school teeter totter at "The Depot" in Mason where we went out for my Birthday meal.  They had some KILLER blueberry pancakes!

it was far too hot for cake, so watermelon it is.  That and its my current summer obsession anyway!

all too excited to blow out candles.

refusing to leave the pool

She's calling him "My Harker" now, which is all too adorable.  Snacks before the John Ball Zoo.

you can't have a toddler and NOT ride the camel.

A little 4 wheeler time with Daddy

Ready for Grandma's house.  Both of her beloved Blankets and her new hat!

on my birthday a client offered to take us out to eat for lunch at Gandy Dancer here in Ann Arbor.  That meant dressing 'nice' which meant no scrubs for a day.  So I had to document that I bought these pants at 21 when I was getting ready to interview for 'real' jobs out of college.  10 years and a kid later and they still fit.  Major win for 31!

and last but not least, Seafood deliciousness.  Firekeepers Casino has an amazing seafood buffet!  Check it out!  I also put $20 in to my first machine, and got up to $114 in minutes...whoo for playing all night with only $40 I had!

We're getting the house and the yard ready for Addison's #3 party this coming Saturday.  Honestly I can't wait for it to be over :)  Parties are too much work.  But she will have a blast and that's really all that matters in the long run.

Addison is TWO!!!

I've been a bloggy slacker lately.  I can't keep up.  But today is a sweet little girls 2nd birthday!   We celebrated on Saturday with a pool party at my moms house.  We kept it small this year just immediate family & some of her little friends.

We got her her very own four wheeler that she can actually ride on her own.  (she can't get enough of riding on ours)  She loved it and the smile never left her face from the moment she got on until we hit the pool.  Oh and the other hit, the dreamlights that grandma got for her.  (that damned commercial) But she LOVES it!

pool party themed cupcakes by my cousin Kim

she had all kinds of help opening her presents this year.  All the kids got right in there which started my child's spoiled cries of "it Mine!" :)

go baby go!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Today we went to the water park with my best friend and her kids.  Addison had a blast especially because they had a under 5 year old bounce house that she couldn't get enough of!

Wordless Wednesday- the Great Grandma Edition

We went to Ohio this past weekend to celebrate Tony's Grandma's 90th Birthday!  What an amazing age to reach, still living on your own, driving & on no medications.  Amazing woman that Grandma Wanda!