.our family love story.: .summer love.

I LOVE summer! Especially when the sun starts shining! Summer always means spending time outdoors with friends, bbq's and strawberries! I'm slightly obsessed with strawberries this year. Although they were a little late this year, they are SO delicious. One of the best seasons in my opinion. Next weekend we are headed up to Kamloops to visit my parents. I bought 15lbs of strawberries so my mom could teach me how to make her famous jam! Ok.... so maybe there is only 9 lbs or so left... but I can't help myself!

We have had such a fun June and July so far! Lots of time spent with friends and family. It's crazy how quickly the summer is flying by. Miss. Nyah is already 7 1/2 months!! We have been trying all kinds of different foods and she doesn't seem to be too much of a picky eater which is fantastic!

She loves her sweet potato

And her green beans!

June was super special because Nyah got to meet her great grandma Anita. She came in all the way from Montreal to visit stopping along the way to visit all the great grandkids! I think grandparents and great grandparents are so special. I didn't have any grandparents growing up so I really cherish that Nyah is so lucky to have so many!

Looking good girls!

June was also super special because Jay got to celebrate his first father's day! I always knew that if we had a little girl that she would steal his heart... and she totally has! The way that Jay looks at her tells me that we are in for some serious trouble when she gets older cause she's already got him wrapped around her little finger!

My loves

The morning of fathers day Nyah and I got up early to finish wrapping Jay's gifts. I was pretty excited for Jay to get up cause Nyah and I got him an awesome gift! A box of Just for Men... to cover all the grays he already has and the ones Nyah's going to give him!... I thought it was pretty funny! Hahaha!

Made him smile :)

Ever have those kind of friends who no matter how much time has past or where they live when you get together it's just like old times? I was so happy when 2 of my best girls came to town! At the same time!!!! Kym flew in from San Diego and Natasha and her hubby flew in from London, England! I love spending time with these ladies and wished we could see each other more often! Some of my best memories are with these two awesome girls! I have to admit that it was a little different this visit now that I have a baby. I wasn't able to go out all night and party it up like I used too. It was probably the first time since having Nyah that I was a little sad that I was missing out. But Nyah is so lucky to have such cool aunties and it won't be long until she's a little older and mama can get her groove back! Hehe!

Auntie Kym and Nyah.

Auntie Natasha and Nyah.

At the end of June, we went to a beautiful wedding for two AMAZING people. And when I say amazing, I really mean it. Here is a brief decription of their story... On April 9th, 2011, Shawn was injured while riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Nashville when he was struck from behind by a drunk driver. Shawn then lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected over the bridge railing falling 27 feet. He has been through many, many surgeries and is very lucky to be alive. Taylor has been incredibly strong and stuck by his side helping him on his road to recovery. June 30th we were so lucky to be invited to share in their special day. Shawn and Taylor are an inspiration to all who know them! Congratulations!!!!!

The beautiful bride, Taylor and her handsome groom, Shawn.

Because we have had such a busy summer so far running around visiting with friends and famliy we thought it would be nice to spend some time just our little family. We decided to take Nyah to the zoo. Although it wasn't super sunny, it was such a nice to be outside. We strapped Nyah in the carrier and spent the day strolling around the zoo and checking out all the animals.

Miss. Nyah and I reading the map.

Look at that cute little smile... Someone sure likes the hippos!

The real life Sophie!

When we first got to the zoo the cashier gave us a schedule of all the different times of the shows and stuff. Jay immediately got to work planning what we would see first. After review the schedule, he says to me and the cashier..."First let's go to the bamboo feeding..." The cashier and I looked at each other like.... "Bamboo feeding??".... Interesting... I wonder what Bamboo eats?.... Poor Jay meant Baboon feeding.... haha!... So when we saw the sign with the arrow pointing to the baboon's I forced Jay to stand in front of it. Baboon's this way!.... lol!

Our little family of 3

July has been a busy month so far with lots of birthday parties! First we went o Miss. Nevaeh's Minnie Mouse themed birthday. I can't believe this little lady is 3 years old already! Her mom, Rhonda did such an amazing job on the food and decor. The party started at 10am so Rhonda did a delicious brunch spread. Mini pancake skewers, cinnamon french toast and fresh berry skewers, bacon, roasted potatoes, yogurt parfaits and more... It was so tasty that I was too busy eating everything to take any photos! You'll have to trust me that it was a beautiful brunch!

Love

Self portrait of me and my girl

The birthday girl eating her minnie mouse cake pop

This photo melts my heart. I love how much all the girls love Nyah. They always want to kiss her, hold her hand, tickle her or hug her. Nyah adores Aleena and always has a big smile for her and a kiss.

The very next day we went to an enchanted fairy themed party for Adrianna. She was also turning 3 years old. Time sure flies! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera for this party so I have stolen some photos off of facebook from my friend Julius. He has a great eye for photography and captured some great photos of the party.