Summer. Is. Here.

There's nothing better for the soul than the sounds and smells of summer.

Precious babes playing in the pool and blowing bubbles and playing chalk, and giggling all the while. Those giggles are music to my ears.

My sunkissed darlings could spend all day outside in the water.

BBQ grills wafting through the neighborhood, a splashed in swimming pool, layered sunscreen on a cute little darling, fresh air from a warm summer breeze on a bike ride, a fruity snocone, or a freshly sliced watermelon just waiting to be eaten.

Summer is here and we're embracing it...embracing it by playing outside in the sunshine every chance we get.

Rockin' the shades.

There's nothing better than sweet, sweet summertime. So embrace it in every way you know how.

Splash in it. Soak up the sun. And enjoy the sounds and smells because it's here!

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In other news, the girls are obviously still growing. Shocker, I know. :)

This princess is doing good on the potty. I never thought I'd be so proud of a three-year-old for going on the potty.

And her little sister is her biggest cheerleader.

She loves to sit in the sink!

And to leave you with a recipe that my kids (and hubby) absolutely love! :)

We'll call it...

Kiddie Mix

1 box honey-nut Cheerios

1 box Cookie Crisp cereal

1 box Cheez-its

1 bag of pretzels

1 bag of M&Ms

1 bag of mini marshmallows

1 container of party peanuts

Mix it all together in a huge bowl and be sure to store in a air-tight container. And there you have it, kid-friendly trail mix.

She liked it, why wouldn't you? :)

And who loves the blog makeover too? I sure do! But not as much as I love summer.

Xoxo,

Tanna

Introducing: Our New Home

Our new home has finally come to a state in which we are finally able to take decent pictures to share with family and friends. We absolutely love it here and I really finally feel like I belong in a world that I haven't always been use to. We've worked really hard to get our house to the place that it is, but we also bought it with many nice features. Although we still have a lot of work to do to make it our HOME, we love it! So, without further ado, here's our new home!

Front of the House and Front Yard

Back of the House and Backyard

Excuse the hooligan that's on the roof. :)

Matt's Garage

Livingroom

Please excuse the missing couch cushion..it was getting cleaned. :)

Matt's Favorite Part of the House :)

Kitchen

Bathroom-notice the tile work?

Our Room.

It is orange...but I'm adding teal accents. Romantic. :)

Aaannd, we do sleep with sheets but they were getting cleaned this day too!

Jaelyn's Room

Finlee's (very girlie and PINK) Room!

Our Stairs-that lead to a full, unfinished basment with laundry and bathroom.

And these happen to be wild strawberries that are growing in my backyard. :)

And I couldn't blog a post without sharing a few pictures of my two favorite darlings:

Enjoy the pictures!

Xoxo,

Tanna