1. Birth of Carter
Ok, though not technically summer, our niece, Carter Marie came into the world and made our top 10 in a big way. Big brother Jackson is cute as can be ... we're loving his random calls on the answering machine...the only problem is that Jill, Johnny and clan live too far away. Nashville! We're hoping to meet Carter in person soon. Thankfully, technology can keep us up to date until we can get my big belly down there.
2. Trip to Pensacola
To kick off summer we took Max's HS baseball team to Florida for Spring training. It was a great trip and an even better placae to celebrate my 31st birthday. We stayed in a condo right across from the beach and actually had very little to do in terms of chaperoning the boys. Max practiced each morning with the team but was all mine for the rest of the day.
3. Birth of Connor
My best friend, Staci (college roommate and bridesmaid), gave birth to her second child and we could not be more excited for her and husband Craig. Big sister Allison is all about having a baby around...and so are we. We've gotten to hang with the Alguire's few time this summer, but are still actively trying to recruit them to move to GR!
4. Finding out we were pregnant
After 2.5 years of trying, drugs, docs, and exploratory surgery a week away we found out that we were pregnant on our own! We've been lucky enough to have ultrasounds at weeks 5, 7 and 20 showing us that we were on our way to parenthood. Here we are with the pregnancy test, looking a little shell shocked.
5. Harry & Liz's Wedding
Max's buddy college teammate and roommate, Harry (groomsman at our wedding) was wed on Staten Island, giving us a chance to catch up with the Canisius gang. It was a great time on the island. Amazing food. Beautiful setting. And a perfectly matched couple. Max and I didn't understand why we had to be at the wedding rehearsal and were shocked to learn that when Harry asked Max to be in charge of the gifts, that didn't mean the gift table at the reception. Max was part of the ceremony, giving the sacraments to the priest!
6. NYC with Natalie
While in NYC for the wedding were able to spend a day with Natalie who lives in Queens (my good friend from college, bridemaid at our wedding). We took the Staten Island ferry, visited the Museum of Natural History, and hung with Nat...And we saw both Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) and Christopher from Sopranos without having to spend $85 for the cheezy tours.
7. Jonesy & Michelle's Wedding
The wildest wedding we've been to in a long time. We traveled to Ithaca for the Jones wedding at a local finger lakes vineyard. The crowd consisted of Max's friends from grade school and beyond, including brother Sgt. Billy. Highlights included Canger (aka "Danger") and Wrighty's improvisational duet to "Devil Went down to Georgia" and the group sing along to David Allen Coe. (We were dancing too hard and broke the DJ's sound system, so the group just sang the rest of the song without music while standing in a sweaty circle.)
Best of all, we got to spend time with Max's mom Nora, see Max's brother Brian (who I beat in bar bowling) and see his 96 year old grandma (who still lives on her own, takes only one pill a day, and has the best stories from living in England!)
8. Max's Parents Visit to Michigan
Max's dad and Patty made it out to visit us for four days of fun right before the 4th of July. Highlights included Patty's homemade fettuccine alfredo (I won't cook it for Max) and a trip out to Lake Michigan. It was great to be able to spend an extended time together instead of grabbing just meals together when we fly into Ithaca.
9. Birth of Colin
The Holohan's are our dear friends that live a street over from us. Mindy and I have been best of friends since high and have both ended up living in GR. Josie and Mary welcomed their little brother into the world at the end of July. He's rocking our world and getting us excited to have one of our own! (Do you notice a trend? 3 babies this summer all with the letter "c".)
10. Max's Golf Trip to Myrtle Beach
Max took off for his 2nd annual golf trip with the boys from Ithaca...But let me just drop the photo of what Max's "Fat Guys" team wore, again. It's too funny not too. Yes, they divided the 16 boys at the annual golf outing by Body Mass Index (BMI). The "The Fat Guys" vs "The Skinny Guys." Yes, this is the father of my child. And I am SO proud!
All in all, a pretty sweet summer. We can't wait for fall and all that winter will bring our way.
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