Summer Rundown

So, I am the worst blogger ever! This summer has been so crazy with work and stuff around the house that it's 10pm before I can even think, let alone blog!! So, we thought we'd give you a little news on what's been going on with us!

The 4th of July, we spent here in Fayetteville, because we really needed a non-travelling weekend! I worked that Saturday, and then had off for the 4th, so we had a relaxing day. We went to church, and then we went across the street to Hilary's house for dinner and some fireworks. Hannah didn't make it up for the fireworks, but since Hilary just lives across the street, we brought the monitor out and watched fun fireworks. Our little town has a couple of fun neighborhoods that put on really good displays and we don't even have to leave our little street to watch them!

This video shows Hannah putting the moves on Carter! As soon as he woke up from his nap and came into the hallway, she attacked him and started kissing and hugging him! I think we're going to have to watch these two later on :)




Mid July, Eric went to Maryland for a week for work, so Hannah and I went to see our peeps! We went to Tulsa one day to see our friends the Beams, and then that afternoon, we went to dinner with two of my friends from pharmacy school, Diana and Kami, and Kami's son TJ.

Here is Hannah with Addison and Emma!

Later that week, the two of us went to Tahlequah for a couple of days, and when we were there, we went to dinner with my best friend Cari and her husband Marcus and daughter Isla. We were pretty sure it was the last time that we take the girls to dinner until they graduate high school - they were that messy!

Towards the end of July, we started on our huge backyard renovation. Here is what our backyard looked like before:

And this is what it is looking like now that we have started working on it. It's not finished yet, but Eric and my dad have extended the main deck, and started on the paver patio. We still have to finish the patio, then build two more sides to the deck - one to put the patio table on to eat and the other will surround our new hot tub. Then, the huge mound of dirt hidden by the tractor will be turned into a play area for Hannah. And eventually, I will finally finish painting the shed, and it will get a new floor. It's all going to be so great when it gets done!!!

This past weekend, Eric and I went to Vegas to see GARTH BROOKS!!!! We bought our tickets four months ago, so we couldn't believe the weekend was finally here! We stayed at the Wynn and it was so amazing - the bathtub is bigger than mine at home! And the view was amazing! We were on the 29th floor and were only halfway up... the place is huge!

View from our floor-to-ceiling windows - awesome!

What you can't see in this picture is the tv in the bathroom! It was SOOO relaxing...

This picture was from Eric's phone, so it's really blurry, but here we are in front of the fountains at the Bellagio

The concert was so great - Eric got amazing seats and I seriously cried when Garth walked out on the stage and started playing! It was such a neat concert - it was just him and his guitar (and at one point, Trisha Yearwood!!!), and he took us through all of his musical influences, from Merle Haggard to Bob Dylan to Otis Redding. I think he played as many songs by other people as he did his own songs. I am definitely already thinking about seeing him again!!

Eagerly awaiting Garth!!!

We had a fun weekend, but we missed our Boo terribly! We kept talking about her and watching videos of her we had on our phones. It was so great to see her this morning! She gave us both big hugs, so I think she was happy to see us too!

Now, Eric is in Maryland for work again, so Hannah and I are going to have a fun couple of days hanging out! It's so hot here that we can't be outside much, so I'm thinking the house is going to get totally tornadoed!!!