A Busy Summer

Bennett's First Swim

Our summer has been exciting so far and it's not over yet! As I mentioned in our last post, we went to Orlando with my parents about mid-June. We stayed at a nice resort in a three bedroom suite. It was fun spending all that time with my family. There are all these crazy reality shows out there today about random people just living their life... My family is way more entertaining. We hung out by the pool, went to Universal Studios for a couple of days, and even caught some rays and paddle boarded on Cocoa Beach. My dad even brought some home movies to watch. He HAS to put up this video of my little sister meeting Mickey Mouse for the first time because it is the best thing EVER!

Here's a video I put together of our adventures in Orlando!

Pirate Dinner!

Enjoy some pictures!

Lil' Pirate

Since then, we've had Jeff's first Father's Day. He got a travel mug with pictures of him and Bennett on it. We also got some family pictures taken! It was our first time to have professional photos taken since our wedding... It was a hot day outside so it was hard to get Benny to smile, but I think they turned out quite well! :)

Universal Studios

Then there was the Fourth of July. We set up a little baby pool in the back yard and Bennett loved sitting it in and splashing.

Bennett turned six months old on the fifth! I can't believe how time flies. He is such a little goofball. He's sitting up all by himself and tries to scoot when he's on his tummy. He'll be crawling before we know it! Ah!

Here's an interesting tidbit of information: I wrote a novel. Yup. I finished it about two years ago, pulled it out of my drawer last month, did some editing, and I think it is actually completed now. I even (finally) picked out a title! It is a YA novel and I sent out some letters to a few literary agents so we will see how it goes... I feel like I just applied for some big colleges and I am dreading the rejection letters...

So what is next on the agenda? Well, right now Jeff's dad is in town with a group from his church and they are going to help with VBS at our church this week. Tony hasn't seen Bennett since he was just a week old so it is so great to see them two together again!

Jeff will actually fly to Georgia for a couple of days for some interviews with the Air Force. They will basically determine if he is fit to have his cross pinned on as a Reserve Chaplain and he will be promoted to 1st Lt. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and he will be attached to a reserve unit soon and get underway with all of that!

Bennett's First Beach Day

Jeff and I will have been married five years as of 7/11/13! Crazy! He will be in Georgia most of that day... :( ... but we are busy this week anyway. We really wanted some family photos so that was pretty much our anniversary gift.

In a couple of weeks we will be heading to Oklahoma on a youth mission trip. We will be helping out at a camp near the panhandle with some upkeep projects. After that, I'm going to visit some college friends in OKC and then my family in Miami/Wyandotte. I can't wait to show off my little Benny Bear!! They are just going to fall in love with my little munchkin! Then... Jeff has his 10 year high school reunion in Woodward! I told you it was a busy summer...

Happy Fourth!!

Happy summer adventures, y'all!