It's always bittersweet when summer comes to an end.. One one hand, I get very excited for a new school year and for some "me" time but then I start thinking of how much I'll miss the kids and our fun days and I get a little sad..
But such is life and here we are at the end of yet another fun summer, nothing short of great anecdotes and tons of awesome memories!
Let's start with June... it was such a fun month... the kids were so glad to be out of school at last so they made sure to start taking advantage of their time off right away...
The first important event of the summer was Mariana's baptism on June 11th. We had a great gathering with friends and family to celebrate this cutie's special day. She looked so adorable with her baptism gown and the day was just filled with love and faith. Iggy is her godfather so the event was extra special.
We spent lots of time at the pool so the kids got extra tanned... including "ghostly" Oliver.. ha!
In mid June we traveled to the Dominican Republic for a couple of weeks. We spent some time with family including Iggy's uncle Javi and my aunt Laurita who flew in from Venezuela. It's always great to spend time with loved ones and even better while on vacation.
We celebrated Father's Day in DR even though they don't celebrate it until July...here's a family picture from our celebration...
My sister also joined us in DR and we all had a great time together...
Right after we came back from Dominican Republic we headed to Ohio to visit my brother in law and his family. The girls had an amazing time with their cousins and it was great to see our family.
While in Ohio, I met up with my good friend Jenn, attended a great firework display on the 4th (Red, White and Boom! in Columbus, OH), celebrated Iggy's (and Sebastian's) birthday and just relaxed while soaking in all the family time that was possible. It was really a great trip.
On the day we got back from Ohio, I took my dad to the Paul McCartney concert and that was definitely one of the highlights of my summer.. What a great show and spending time with my dad was even better! Unforgettable memories!
We spent some time with baby Mariana, who's growing like a weed...
Lots of time in the water, including the beach and pool...
My friend Jenn and her son Maddox came to visit from Ohio (they just couldn't stay away... ha!) and we had an amazing time with them. I love it when people visit us!
At the end of July, we headed to Orlando to meet up with some of my cyber friends from my pregnancy forum (Oliver's friends). We had such a blast and I was so happy to finally meet some of these wonderful mommies who I've been chatting with for almost 2.5 years! (Only people with cyber friends can really understand how special this was)
Mommy friends!!!!
Iggy took the girls to Universal Studios while I was "mommying" with my friends! <3 p="">
In early August, we went to the GunsNRoses concert with some friends. Even though I'm not much of a "rocker", I had a blast and it was a great night!
My cousin Ana and her kids came to visit from Colombia.. we had a great time..
During our last full week of summer, we went back to Orlando to spend some time at Disney. Everyone who knows us is aware that we are self proclaimed Disney "junkies" so we just HAD to squeeze in one last visit to the mouse. Of course the kids had a blast and we were happy to spend a few days with our great friends Elle and Lia. Here are some pictures...
The BEST firework show EVER!
When we got back from Orlando, I went to Field of Flowers with some of the school moms for a last minute "back to school" celebration. We made some cute arrangements and had a great time.
And we sealed our summer with some shopping. The kids had a great time picking last minute stuff and taking pictures with the #targetdog
All in all, summer 2017 was another one for the books. I hope that when my kids get a chance to read this blog in their older years they know how lucky they are and how many blessings they are able to enjoy on a daily basis.
Now to start another wonderful school year!
Happy end of summer, y'all!
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