SUMMER

If you didn't know...it's SUMMER BREAK!!! and we could not be happier about it!! as you can see.

It's hard being a teacher, but this moment - this moment when I pick up my baby from daycare for the last time for 3 months, makes it all worth it!! I can't wait to spend every minute of every day with you baby boy! Mama loves you! We're going to have so much fun this summer!!

End of Summer 2014

The end of summer. The thing I have been dreading the most. I'm not going to lie...I have cried many, many times about going back to work - that or I've been in complete denial about having to return. I've had four amazing months at home with my lil' bit and now the time has come for me to go back to the working world, and I do not want to go. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a stay at home mama. I want to see all of the smiles, enjoy all of the cuddles, watch all of the wiggles, and soak up every second of my baby while I can. These days fly by so fast. Case and point, my four months of maternity leave are already over. But being a stay at home mama just is not an option right now. Not at all. So I am going to back to work. [insert out of control bawling]

I can't complain though. As hard as it is to go back to work, I am so incredibly thankful that I have had four months at home with my little man. I can honestly say, that I have absolutely loved each and every day. I love being a mama and I wouldn't change a thing.

Summer 2014, I have to say it has been the best summer of my life. We have had our whole life changes, but in the most wonderful way. Our little man is here and we can't stop smiling! Some of our favorite things from this summer are...

{cuddles}

 

{our trip to Colorado}

{our trip to Connecticut}

{cousin Calvin was born}

{our trip to Charleston and Greenville}

 

{play dates}

and a whole lot more.

Pool Day!

It's no secret that this lady loves her pool time. As in, I'm completely obsessed with it and cannot live without it, the sun, and super hot weather. Since I'm a teacher, a typical summer for me looked like this (previous to having a baby) - sleep till 7:30 or 8 am, go to the gym, go to the pool and read for as many hours as possible, go to the gym with the hubs after he gets off work, relax at night. The end. Laying by the pool for 4-5 hours in the super hot, humid weather of the Carolinas reading my Kindle was a typical day for me. I love it. I need the sun for my mental health. It's true.

Last summer, I had to work. Boo. So I didn't get too much pool time. That was depressing. This summer, I have a baby and I am not about to let that stop me from being outside in the sun! When the babe naps, I lay out on the deck. When we can, we go to the city pool (since there are basically no neighborhood pools up here in CF). On the weekends, we head down to Momma B's house and enjoy some family and pool time there! Last weekend was our first weekend at the pool this summer. It also happened to be Dayton's first time at the pool! He didn't do too bad. He slept a lot, got his legs dipped in the pool, and laid on the float with Grandpa. I'd say it was a pretty good first pool experience! His awesome new baby float will be here on Monday! Can't wait! We got a family pool pass this year, so I'm sure Day and I will be laying by the pool quite a bit this summer. Good thing he's an easy baby!!

napping by the pool (in the shade)

7 weeks old and in the pool...just like his Momma

We forgot Day's hat...so he borrowed Abby's old hat. Way too big and it was flowery! Ha!

We. love. the. pool!