on the boat

Uncle Ben's boat, as Addy calls it, is a big hit with our family. 

Last weekend we went out while Grandma Joyce was in town. Doug loved the wakeboard, I loved the wind in my hair, Gracie loved sleeping with a life jacket squishing her cheeks, and Addy adored the tubing. So much so that it lulled her to sleep. And I was worried she wouldn't be comfortable out on it... as if!

Somehow she slept with that tortuous life jacket on

Shortly after she went limp and fell asleep in Doug's lap

Nursing on a boat is so hip. Oh wait, no... it's not.

the first day of the rest of his life

Today is Doug's first day at work. He's so excited to be a real dentist.

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PS- You better believe he set out his clothes first-day-of-school style.

we're so glad he was born

It's not every day you turn 30 (or every year, for that matter), so I wanted to do something muy especial for Doug's birthday. 

I found this awesome idea online that involved emailing out PDFs of different puzzle pieces to friends and family. They then wrote notes on their piece and mailed them to Doug the week of his birthday, and then he got to put them together.

The pictures show the poster still in progress, but you get the idea. It was so awesome seeing his reaction to the different notes throughout the week. I'm so grateful to the people that helped him feel loved! 

dirty thirty

Doug is officially 30. Lucky for him, 30 is the new 20. And also lucky for him, he doesn't care about aging. Not one bit. He gets psyched every time he finds a new gray hair. Party on, Douglas.

We were up with his fam for his birthday, so the day was spent boating, playing tennis, and eating dirt.

It was a great day, and we all thanked Doug for being born.

the 4th

We spent the good ol' Farth of July up in Washington with Doug's fam. Addy enjoyed her first sparklers, and even got a kick out of the fireworks that night.

more gracie goodness

talky talk

Warning: This may make you melt. (Especially around 0:24. Oh MAN.)