So I am very aware that the last blog was this spring but this has honestly been a crazy summer. It was filled with beach trips, lake trips and birthdays. I feel as though we might have had 2 completely free weekends all summer. Therefore I am just going to skim through the highlights.
Sarah Beth learned to swim!! (With swimmies of course). For those of yall that know her well, you know what a huge accomplishment this was for her. My daughter is not a fan of water. It took her until recently to get comfortable taking baths at other peoples houses so you can imagine what a pool was like for her. We bought her some "Puddlejumpers" this summer and once she realized she could do it all on her own, there was no stopping her. Of course watching daddy swim helped a lot as well. She has become quite the copycat!
Along that same line, we also got Sarah Beth to enjoy the sand/beach. Not only is she particular about water, she is also a girly girl which means she is not a fan of getting "gross" as she calls it. So ALL that sand was an obstacle! This feat actually took most of the summer. She NEVER got use to the water hose going down her bathingsuit to clean her off. Oh the places sand can get! The ocean scared her as well and it took her until our August family trip to convince her to put her feet in the water.
Sarah Beth turned 2 this summer!! I cannot believe how much she has grown! Honestly I can't even believe how much more talkative she has gotten in the past month but that is for later. Sarah Beth was OBSESSED with Barney this summer so a Barney party was had! We invited family and a couple of Sarah Beth's friends and grilled out at the house. Sarah Beth could care less about opening gifts (even though now she LOVES it) but as always loved all the attention. She got tons of gifts including her own Barney and she loved her Barney cake!
We were able to turn Sarah Beth into a river rat. She now loves the boat. She has finally gotten use to the life vest and even stops before she gets near the water to let me put it on. Her favorite "job" at the lake is being her daddy's first mate! She will sit in his lap pushing the horn the whole trip. So for those of you at the lake when we are there, you will hear us coming!
Last, Dutch and I were able to have our own adult time as well with several date nights, my favorite being our annual date to Capt. Anderson's in Panama City. My favorite restaurant by far!!
That is the summer update! Hopefully I will be updating on this fall this weekend! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!
Much Love, MB
PS. My favorite picture for the road...
