Happy 4th!!

HAPPY FOURTH! Chandler sure is enjoying his! Just kidding, just kidding. He hasnt had an onion ring.....yet.

We actually had plans to be in Destin at my aunt's condo this weekend, probably one of the last times we will see pretty water before the rest of the oil starts coming ashore. They have only seen a few tar balls here and there. BUT my grandmother that lives with my parents took a bad fall on Friday and broke her hip (she broke the other hip over Christmastime) and is in the hospital. My mom was on the way up to the hospital to see her and got in a 4 car accident and totaled her car pretty much. So we are staying in town.Its been an EVENTFUL weekend already.  We'd \love to take Chandler to see his first fireworks but considering how he cries when a fire alarm goes off or when he's startled, I don't think he'd do very well. Maybe next year though.

I'm thankful today for our freedoms in Christ and HIS sacrifice and the sacrifice of our fellow Americans to give us a free country.

Have a blessed and safe weekend!

Rainy day at chick fila with Nana! Whew, its pretty wet out there!

Got tupperware?

Anyone got tupperware? We seriously could just have these for toys...He played with this particular one for over 30 minutes. As you can see, he is getting around pretty well on the tile but if anyone has any advice for crawling/learning to walk on the tile, I'd appreciate it! We put him inm pants alot so he doesn't scratch his knees so much. I'm just always scared about him hitting his head. Its already happened quite a few times!

4 Years Ago Today....

I married my best friend...since then we've been on a journey only God could have planned. I am so thankful for his grace in my life and his leading me to a wonderful guy that seeks Christ above all else. He leads our family with the humility I have loved since the day I met him. He is truly a picture of God's love for me. I am thankful for however many days God gives us. Love you Chris!


I laugh looking through all these old pictures.

Mr. and Mrs. Lakey

One of my dear childhood family friends, Katie Williams got married recently. It was a beautiful wedding and we are so thrilled for them. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted because I was having too much fun! Sisters and best friends!
Chandler matched the bridesmaids

Katie's Bachelorette...Painting Pottery for her new kitchen and dinner at Bistro Aix! yum

It was such a great idea, now the Lakey's have tons of new personalized dishes for their kitchen. Ashley did a great job planning.

Welcoming little Bryce

Well its baby #2 for the Bandstra family. Little Bryce looks just like his big sister! Krysten and I threw a lunch shower for Rachel to celebrate the arrival of little Bryce

The happy family, he's a beautiful little man. One more for the boy team! yeah!

Summer Lovin'

Chandler's first summer has been super eventful and tons of fun for Chris and I. We just love seeing him experience things for the first time. Here are a few fun things we've done so far. Chris' birthday was a few weeks ago and his friend Travis bought him the "love boat" sushi dinner. As you can see this boat is filled with mostly sashimi. They ate a TON of raw fish with a few sushi rolls. Chris loves sushi and I will eat the vegetable rolls but that's about it. They were on their own for this one! The picture doesn't even do justice to how much food was there. Chris had a wonderful 29th birthday. Relaxing has been on the agenda in any spare time that comes up because he is SUPER busy getting the plumbing business going.

First time in a real swing outside

Driving the Vicker's boat at the lake house.

Aunt Carol and cutie cutie Anna Grace with her shades at the lake house. We've been loving hanging out with them down there.

Baby pool on the dock, Chandler is constantly trying to climb out but its nice to be able to cool them off a bit.

Bathtime with mommy

Poolin' it! He loves any type of water so far. We'd like to teach him to swim this summer but we'll see. He wants to climb out of the float at any chance he can.