Happy First Father's Day!

Ben wearing his new shades from Grandma
Ben and his cousins on the tube

What a life! For Greg's first Father's Day he played golf on Saturday morning with the neighbors then we all went out to eat. After lunch we went to the lake and Saturday night he played poker with his brother and his friends then on Sunday Greg took a nap and laid in the sun! But honestly he did have to help his brother finish his deck on Sunday morning (which only took a couple of hours). I did think it was strange however that we never took a picture of Greg and Ben on Father's Day but I guess we were too busy doing other things. Ben got to play with his cousins and swim in the lake! It was another beautiful Michigan weekend...we love summer so much and it has only just started (not even officially yet!) Next weekend is the Balloonfest and Maddy's 1st Birthday, we are very excited!

Lindsey and Marc's Wedding

Lindsey and Marc
The first kiss as husband and wife

Me and Lindsey

One June 9, my best friend since elementary school was married on the beach in Traverse City. They barely made it to their own wedding due to the airports cancelling flights (they live in NY) and having to drive 9 hours to Michigan to where their parents live and then another 4 1/2 hours to Traverse City making it there with only a couple hours to spare, they were both exhausted but you could never tell by looking at them! It ended up being such a beautiful weekend! The wedding was a very intimate ceremony and Greg and I felt honored to be apart of it. Lindsey of course looked absolutely beautiful and Marc looked pretty good too :). We all had a wonderful dinner together and we were even able to catch one of those amazing sunsets. The weekend went by too fast, but we look forward to seeing Mr. and Mrs. Saxton in about a month!

Hilton Head Trip

The 3 little "Chompers"
Daddy and Ben at the pool
The Gang at The Salty Dog Cafe
Mom, Dad, and Ben
Ben playing at the beach
Mom and Ben at Harbour Town
Ben and Andrew asleep at the pool

The trip we have been anxiously awaiting has now come and gone! We went to Hilton Head Island for a wedding the Saturday before Memorial Day and then we rented a condo for the week with Greg's cousin Jeff, his wife Jessica, and their two boys, Michael (2 1/2 years) and Andrew (5 1/2 months). The wedding was absolutely beautiful and we are very happy for Michael and Danielle. The happy couple had a gorgeous outdoor ceremony and we cannot wait to see their wedding pictures. We couldn't have asked for better weather it was 85 and sunny every day with a wonderful ocean breeze! We heard from talking to family that it was hotter in Michigan but we had great weather for being outside with three little kids! We went to the beach almost every day, Michael had a great time building sand castles with his dad and catching little crabs..it was fun to watch a toddler run around and have so much fun! Ben enjoyed playing with Dad in the tide pools, playing on the blankets, and sleeping at the beach. Andrew did great at the beach as well, he took most of his naps at the beach and when he was awake he enjoyed stroller rides on the beach and watching his older brother. We went to The Salty Dog Cafe two times and enjoyed sitting outside at the Marina listening to some live music. All the kids were great travelers, we did the trip in two days both ways. We stopped in Tennessee at Jeff and Jess's and then followed each other to the Island. We did the same on the way home.

Ben is still "army" crawling but he is getting around a lot faster. He also figured out how to sit up from laying down and he is starting to pull himself up on things. The trouble someone so little can try to get themselves into!! It is a lot of fun though and every day is an experience. His two front bottom teeth are almost all the way through...he still does not like anyone to sneak a peek but I will try and get a picture when he is sleeping.

This month will be a lot of fun also...two of Ben's best buddies are celebrating their 1st Birthday's, we have a wedding in Traverse City, and Father's Day is right around the corner. Even though we are so busy we love summer and cannot wait for all of the fun things that come with the warmer weather.