What I did on my summer vacation....

Summer is over and it is back to the grind! We had a GREAT summer!! So great, that i was too busy to blog about it. so here is what i did on summer vacation....

first and most important, watched LOTS of Star Wars...duh.
celebrated my 7th wedding anniversary with my dear husband....gosh, has it really been 7 years??






Noah had his LAST day of kindergarten....how did that happen???? He surprised us (Allen and I) on the last day of school with a book he wrote...about General Grevious. It is my favorite book I have ever read!!!!







We are so proud of Noah and his accomplishments in kindergarten!!








Noah turned 6 years old and we had a pool party and I surprised him (and Allen) with a video game truck at the party! It was a BIG hit!!
Barrett and Aimee got hitched and my mom threw a wonderful Italian themed rehearsal dinner....
and Aimee's family threw a wonderful wedding reception!
and Noah and "his pretty lady" were sooo cute!!!



Aimee and Barrett looked awesome!!
Girls Night Out was had....
Barrett and Aimee bought a house and moved to Florida....
We had play dates with our friends...


and Noah was silly all summer long...
Noah went to several camps..including flag football, soccer, and all star. he loved them all!!
We watched a bird build a nest outside our house, lay eggs, and watch the baby bird hatch and fly from the nest for the first time. Amazing!!
For Father's Day we went white water rafting in North Carolina....LOVED IT!!!!
we went to the Eucharistic Congress and hung out with some of our favorite people...
we celebrated birthdays!!



We went to Hilton Head Island and had a blast!! we went on bike rides....

















we played in the sand...


and ate lots of food...
vacation is awesome!

and went on a pirate adventure....

and more silliness was had...
we went to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast....
we went hiking in the North Georgia mountains...

went to more camps....
and played with our friends....

we went to Missouri to surprise my cousin for his "going off to college" party.
We hung out with family...
enjoyed the beautiful sunset...
celebrated Nathan!...
hung out with Sophie who came all the way from Germany!...

and wore matching tye-dye!...
and i got to see 2 friends I had not seen in over 10 years!! It was so much fun!!!!!!!! (I somehow forgot to get a picture with her so I stole one from her facebook page) Here's my friend Meghan....
and my friend Jenny..... sooooooo great to see them both!!!
we went to the zoo....
and the best part was petting the sharks and the stingrays....
so fun!!

We went to the Magic House....

and Noah went to his first ever baseball game....



we went to visit the newly-weds in Florida and had a blast!
we went to the water park and played in the fountains....


and on the water playground....



and we went to the beach...
and played in the sand...

and ate dinner on the water....

and on our way home we had lunch with my in-laws....
and we celebrated Archbishop's 83rd birthday!...
and then summer was over and it was time for school. And so....
now I have a 1st grader. just. like. that.


and THAT is what I did on my summer vacation......and then some!!