Saturday, August 19, 2017

Back

The blog is up and running again.  And while summer started off a bit unfriendly (miscarriage, no racing, work stress) it has redeemed itself with a lot of good times with friends and family.  So, I am back and ready to start putting it all down again.

 Matching glasses with my girl :)
 Isla and our cousin Anna- Isla wanted the both of them to wear tiaras to a party that night. 
 We had our 1st annual cousin camp at Aunt Kathy's this year.  I could not get Isla to leave, and I couldn't really blame her.  Who does want to take nap breaks where you pile in bed with a cat?

Isla spent the summer at farm camp, gymnastics camp, sun buddies camp, and playing with friends.  It is good to be a kid, and we obviously love having friends over to the house. :)  All kids welcome!

Dave and I wrapped our summer up with a wonderful vacation which was our first ever without Isla.  I balked and refused to do this initially because I have no interest in separating my time from my daughter.  Mostly I feel like parenting is something you don't just turn off when you feel like it.  I also want to create trips the whole family can enjoy.  But it was for a good friend of mine and her 40th birthday, and it was adults only.  You know what?  I had an absolute blast and Dave and I really did need to actually sleep in and truly relax.  I feel like a new person, honestly.   

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i am so happy youre back! and i am soooo sorry about your miscarriage 😔.

Angela and David said...

Yeah! And I wish I had messaged you when I first noticed your blog was down so I could have been there for you during your miscarriage. I'm glad your year is starting to see an upswing. And I'm glad I'm not the only athletic mom with a kid with zero interest in soccer! Landon right now is only in it for the pink cleats!