MIA to Summertime

With one of the latest starts to Summer ever seen in the Pacific Northwest, we are taking full advantage of the hot temps now. The other weekend I had a serious case of "summer brain" and I pretty much haven't lost it. All that's on my mind is sunshine and cool water and BBQs and family time relaxation. And I've gotten plenty of that over the last couple of days!



My bro and his fam from Colorado arrived for a short visit on Thursday. So, I ditched out of work early, took Friday off, and Leila, Andy, and I headed north to my parent's lake house. The last few days have been spent visiting, eating lots of food, lounging on floaties on the lake, watching movies, and just plain getting back to what really matters most in life: Family.

My niece, Cleo...


Leila & Mommy taking off on a little "boat" ride...


Sheer joy...


Hi Daddy!


Isn't this suit adorable? Gap clearance, $6.99 :-)


My mom, niece, & bro taking in the beauty of the lake...


With my brain and weekends MIA to Summertime, my Dreams To Do have been pushed to the back burner, I've probably slacked at work a little more than usual, and our house pretty much looks like a tornado hit. And I don't really care!

Are you wondering about how our binky-free daughter is doing? GREAT! Day 1 (Thursday) was fabulous, but that night we weren't at home and she did wake up around 2am screaming from a bad dream and couldn't get settled back down without her bink. Did I give in? Heck no (but only because I threw ALL of them away, knowing I WOULD have given in)! She cried off and on for over an hour, just not knowing how to soothe herself. It was very sad and hard for mommy & daddy. Ever since then? She hasn't even seemed to miss it! Falls asleep like a champ, taking 2+ hour long naps, sleeping well at night, and only asking where her binky is first thing in the morning. And she's talking so much more! Now that she doesn't have a binky in the car, the 1.5 hour car ride to/from my parent's house was full of chitter chatter - no more listening to music for mommy & daddy! It really is great, though. I'm so happy we finally got it over with. Next up? A deeper focus on potty training.

How was your weekend?