ANYHOODLE, we totally had a little family get-together with Danny's side of the family a couple of weeks ago. People flew in and drove in from all over and we got our camping on. Yes. Camping. 25 weeks pregnant. Thankfully my SIL, Mandy, was 27 weeks pregnant at the time so we were all, "solidarity, sister" and, "yeah, we'll go on a hike....for like 3 minutes." I really would not have made it through without her. She is the best.
So once everyone got to our house, we headed up north to Sleeping Bear Dunes and stayed for 3 nights and then went to the Great Wold Lodge and stayed for one more night and then called it good. Ava was in heaven. She's been asking to go camping for quite some time and the fact that she got to go with her cousins alllllllmost made her head explode. Especially Lydie. Ava and Lydie arelikethis. It was really fun to watch but also weird because she had no time for me.
Sleeping Bear, aside from the mosquitos, was beautiful. Lake Michigan is so clear and blue and absolutely freezing up there. And the dunes. Man. I called them dune cliffs. Huge mounds of sand. So, without further ado, here are some pictures (thanks, Mandy!! My husband thinks I don't need a good camera.....or a camera at all.... and maybe these will help him realize that I do! Maybe.)
Regard:
On a huge dune:
How cute are they??
Allll the Armstrong cousins:
trying to stay away from the mosquitos (notice the tutu):
sandcastles!
Inseparable the entire time:
Heh heh. I love this one. Nana and Ava:
Burying Ava:
More cute husband:
Lydie and Ava. Heart melty.
Singing with her cousins:
Yeeeeeah. If she stays this beautiful, we're in trouble. Don't mind the s'mores all over her face.
Yes. Pregnant. Wicked sunburn lines. Embracing it.
Washing the "shampoo" our of her hair (handfuls of sand served as a the shampoo):
This is TJ. She is the youngest right now and she is adorable. In her free time she enjoys eating, being sassy, keeping up with the older kids, and yoga.
The pedicures my sweet broham-in-law treated us ladies to after we got back to civilization. Don't mind the bellies.
So grateful for my bed and my house and pedicures. And famiry. Heh heh.
Just so you know (at first), the picture after the one of you standing in the sun with your bathing suit (which by the way you look amazing!), I thought that was you bent over looking back through your legs washing your hair out... only at first glance though. At first, I was like, "WOW! You go girl!" ahaha But then I realized it was a little girl (Ava, I assume?) and it made a lot more sense but then I was kind of disappointed... *sigh* So confused...
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I love you and your husband and your daughter so much and your whole family is totes adorbs! :) I would say, 'I hope life is treating you well' but I can absolutely tell by these pictures that you are happy and that life is on your side ;) Love and miss you!
Ah, such fun pics of you guys and the scrumptuous grandgirls! Sweet memories!
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