summer part I

well, I easily let the summer fly by without many updates!  School's back in session and Fall is just about here, so I figure I'd better start updating now before I completely forget what happened this summer!! Here are just a few pics to show you what we have been up to ;)

LOTS of pool time & popsicles, QT with our Blair

Quinn took a few tennis lessons

lots of relaxing

fun walks

Quinn ditched the swimmies-- she can swim like a pro now!!

MANY dinners by the pool

Kathryn's first time at camp

the Driskells came for a visit!!

just LOVE these girls-- how sweet ;)

we took a little road trip to the Ritz @ Reynolds Plantation

Quinnie Quinn was SO sleepy in this pic- I have to tell this story-- out of everything going on for this entire trip, she was most looking forward to roasting the marshmallows.  We were rained out the first night, but made sure to get there the second, even though she was EXHAUSTED... She was so happy with her marshmallows, until Mommy came along and RUINED them, by smushing them in between gram crackers with chocolate! What was I thinking?!!! Wow, she cried and cried, poor baby was so upset.  Daddy saved the day by letting her roast a few more, and she finally understood once she tasted my Smores! 

Love this pic! I didn't bring my camera on this trip, so I borrowed this from Tara.  Not sure how she manages to ALWAYS get the best pictures when she has so much going on, but I'm lucky she does!
here are the rest of her pics from the trip:
http://theverdigets.blogspot.com/2013/08/reynolds-plantation.html
(thanks Tara!!)

atlanta botanical gardens

here are a couple of cute pictures from our recent trip to the atlanta botanical gardens

love new adventures with my girlies ;)

Quinn's recital & visit from Nana, Aunt Chrissy & Uncle Charlie!

A few days after school let out we had a few special visitors show up-- and how happy we were to see them!! Nana, Aunt Chrissy & Uncle Charlie came for a visit and what fun we had!

OK- here we go with Quinn's recital pictures, they did not allow video or pictures during the actual recital so some of these pictures are from the dress rehearsal and some are from the recital

love this-- she is just bursting at the seems with happiness & excitement 

this is dress rehearsal, how can you tell? check out Kathryn's outfit below :)

one of my favorites, of course kk wasn't leaving the house not in costume knowing what big sis was wearing!!

here we are on the big day

singing right along ;)

and here is the video-- it is of the dress rehearsal and pretty shaky.  i was juggling the camera, Kathryn & the video recorder on my own, so I'd say it was a miracle I had it turned on Quinn most of the time!

and this was Quinn at lunch after the recital!  I thought she was sick-- she climbed up in my lap and slept through lunch.  and when we got up to go, she woke right up & asked why we were leaving?! by the time we were home, she was her normal, silly self.  SweetiePie just wore herself out dancing! 

Uncle Charlie couldn't go home without treating us to ice cream treats

Great job on your recital Quinnie, so proud of you!!  

And to our special visitors-- Love you guys, thanks for the visit!!