Father's Day...

Elsie Anne is so blessed to have THE MOST WONDERFUL DADDY ON EARTH!!  And I am blessed that he is all mine...MOST AMAZING HUSBAND ON THE PLANET:)

We were able to enjoy a beautiful day in town, just the three of us!  To make it even more fun + exciting for Elsie Anne, we took the BUS from our house, into town!!  The town was hoppin' from the Film Festival, so it was nice not to fight for a parking spot!  We strolled around, ate yummy food, went to the Farmer's Market + watched part of the Cincinnati Reds game, then made it back home on the BUS!

We were all pooped from a day of SUNSHINE!  Elsie Anne reading her bedtime book w/ "Flopsy the Bunny"!

We also honored the other Incredible Men in our families...PaPa, Uncle Brad, Uncle Adam, GranDaddy, Big Daddy + Uncle Dallas!  We love + miss all of you:)

Breckenridge Town Party!!

We always look forward to the the Summer Town Party... and this year was no different!  We had gorgeous, warm, sunny weather, unlike some years, when we are bundled up trying to stay dry from rain + sleet.  This weekend we were nannying Henry, so we got to see just how chaotic it gets, watching two kids in a big crowd:)

Henry, Elsie Anne + Nadia are having an apple snack...

...before heading down to the dance floor!  We all enjoyed dancing + watching the live bands perform!  Shawn hanging on the steps w/ all the kids!  Shelby is admiring Shawn, she's loved him for almost 5yrs:)

Elsie Anne needed some space...she walked over to the ramp, sat down right by herself + wiggled to the beat of the music:)  She is Miss Independent these days!

Having so much fun w/ two of my FAVORITE little ones:)

HAPPY DAY:)

After 4 days of SNOW, SLEET + RAIN... we were so happy today to get outside!!  We went to the park w/ friends in the morning, played outside w/ a neighbor friend while waiting on Daddy in the afternoon, then went to Kingdom Park to watch some intramural softball w/ Daddy:)  We didn't know either team, but had a ball watching Elsie Anne cheer + run when the teams did! 

Elsie Anne running back + forth on the bleachers!

Playing @ the baseball park's playground!  EA loves slides + goes all by herself!!

This outing showed us that we'll definitely have to take EA to a Colorado Rockies game this summer!  She loved all the commotion + talked about the ball + bat the whole time;)

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COMING BACK...

So, I'm not quite sure how I'm going to recap the last month + 1/2, in which I took a blogging hiatus, but I am DETERMINED!!  Our family is well, everyone in good health + happy.  Elsie Anne has grown leaps + bounds in this time... she is RUNNING now + very VERBAL, she pretty much tries to say every word we tell her to!  She learns 2-3 new words a week + continues to amaze us!  She is also very opinionated + adamant about her wants + needs;)

Here are a few recent pics to tide you over until I have time for a RECAP...

Having fun swimming w/ Daddy @ the Golden Eagle pool, before he drove home to Colorado!

Hanging out in her bathing suit, in between dips into the baby pool...one of her favorite past times in Florida!

Our matching outfits that we flew home in...NO, I did not plan it, just ended up that way:)

Boating w/ Dallas...

Somehow we were talked into meeting Dallas + his buddies @ the Lake.  I hadn't done this since college, but was super excited to share a boating day w/ Shawn + Elsie Anne!  Getting ready to go...

Little did I know... we were the ONLY people w/ our child:)  That didn't stop us from having fun though!  Uncle Dallas (JaLa) knows how to show a good time!

Elsie Anne experienced a 'Life Jacket' for the first time.  She wasn't too sure about putting it on, but once on, she didn't mind @ all:)  She was in + out of the water all afternoon... EA + Daddy taking a little break!

Super fun day... Thanks Dallas for a fun Boat Trip!!

Laying Low...

The first few days we didn't do much, b/c we wanted to keep Elsie Anne out of her carseat as long as possible!  We played @ 'Strickland Park' from morning to night... EA couldn't get enough of the OUTDOORS!

Hanging out w/ the boys after Daddy + Uncle Sydney got home from work!  Thatcher + EA hit it off instantly, their interactions were completely different than our March visit. 

Uncle Sydney (NiNi) + Big Daddy (DeeDa)

Our first outing was to my friend's 'Baby Bootie Camp' class!  Aunt Kirsten (KiKi), Thatcher, EA + I had a great work out, then enjoyed the park nearby...

Elsie Anne LOVES steering wheels of any sort... w/ her hands on the wheel, she rocks back + forth on her feet, while saying... "fffvvvrroooo", her version of 'VROOM'!!!

She thought this was hilarious... I was doing it to her, then she'd smash her face for me + we just cracked up @ each other:)

ROAD TRIP TO FLA...

We decided on Monday that we would leave on Friday for Tallahassee, FL!  Yes, the THREE of us, driving in Shawn's truck, for 30hrs!  I know, we're crazy, but it really went well:)  Here are some of the places we stopped...

Somewhere in Kansas... we found signs for a park + followed them... PERFECT SPOT!!  They were having a car show!  It felt so good to stretch our legs, dance to the 50's music + play on the slides!

Here is the fun slide @ the car show...

Somewhere along the way... SNACK TIME!

Just before Dallas, TX... we found another convenient park!  This is the first time Elsie Anne slid be herself!!

Somewhere in Louisiana... nice grassy area @ a gas station:)

Same gas station just hanging in the back of the truck!!

Pensacola, FL 3hrs away... Where is Elsie Anne???

PEEK-A-BOO!!

10min away from Casa Strickland:)  We are delirious w/ excitement!!

10:30pm Sunday evening... WE MADE IT!!