Summer 2012: The Highlight Reel

Like most everyone, we love us some summertime around here.  In my opinion, the summer encompasses all that is good in this world: warm weather, water, beaches, sunshine, cold drinks, fishing, fireworks, weddings, and LOTS of family time!  With that said, summertime is usually crazy busy for us (like we were home three weekends in three months crazy)... but we wouldn't have it any other way!!

So, here's a quick recap of what we were up to this summer.  I wish I had more pictures for you... but that's just not my strong point, so please forgive me!

We kicked off the month of June with a trip to San Antonio to visit our friends, the Seales.  I blogged about our trip previously, but here's a picture of two of the prettiest babies to refresh your memory...

This weekend was followed by our one-and-only weekend at home for the month when we attended our friends, Justin and Paula's, wedding (wedding #1 of the year).  Sorry, no pictures.  After that, we were back on the road to POC and Victoria for Father's Day weekend, Victoria for a bridal shower, and then back to POC for another weekend with family.  I can't forget to mention that baby Carson Seale was born on June 28th and we picked my sister up from the airport on June 29th!  Whew... what a month!

The first weekend of July took us back to Port O' Connor to celebrate July 4th and my Mamie's 80th birthday!

During the weekend, we took Leighton fishing the first time and I took a million pictures.

No doubt, Lyn and I enjoyed it WAY more than she did, but I think she had fun.  

The next weekend we stayed home and had three parties to host/attend.  We threw a dinner party for the Flessners Friday night, and we had a first birthday party and a reunion of sorts with friends on Saturday.  Relaxing weekend at home, right? We were back to POC on Thursday of the following week because Lyn fished in a bay tournament.  The next week we had a full house as the Flessner bunch (Jenny, Jeremy, Evan, Clara and Camden) camped out with us their last week before moving to Malaysia for three years.  BOO.  (I will keep the fishing pictures coming because the picture of their departure wasn't pretty.)  So - needless to say, we are dearly missing them... but we wish them the best.  Thank God for Skype!

So, we sulked at home for a few days after they left, then hopped on a plane for Las Vegas!  Enter, August!

Lyn's cousin, Travis, got married in Vegas on Saturday, August 4th (wedding #2 of the year).  We left on Thursday so we could make a long weekend out of it... sans baby, of course.  

 (the view from our hotel room)

The wedding was really nice, and we enjoyed our mini-vacation.

(our prom pic)

Miss Leighton enjoyed her time with her grandparents, too... and thankfully they brought her home Sunday so we could see her that night before she went to bed.  The following weekend we had NOTHING going on, so we were able to stay home and relax for once!  Yay!  Then it was back on the road... a weekend in Victoria for cousin Charlie's 1st birthday party...

good clean fun on the slip 'n slide :)

...followed by a week long trip to South Padre Island with my parents and sister (Lyn had to stay back for work... someone in our family has to do it).  It was a pretty terrible routine we had in SPI... pool in the morning, lunch/nap, and beach in the afternoon.  It was so much fun, we didn't want to leave.  Thanks, Mom and Dad for a great trip!  (I am planning to do a separate post with pictures from the beach).  When we got back to Victoria, we headed straight down to P.O.C. so Leighton could see her daddy.

The following week we headed back to POC for a long weekend to celebrate Lyn's birthday and Labor Day.  We had lots of family in town... aunts, cousins, grandparents, great-grandmas, etc.... so poor Leighton got no attention at all...

(with Matt, Nat, Annie, and daddy)

(helping daddy open his birthday presents)

So here it is, September... and things are not looking like they're going to slow down at all.  We have FOUR more weddings this year (three of them we are in) and many showers, to boot!  However, we are really excited about the new things that fall is bringing our way... like gymnastics and playgroups!!  So, with any luck, I will post more pictures before next summer.  Hope you all had a wonderful summer and are happily welcoming fall!