Summer in May

It has been so hot the last couple of days! We decided to set up Mya's pool and let her play and cool down at the same time! She isn't so sure about the idea of the pool yet. But, one thing is for sure, she LOVES preparing for her swim by slathering sunscreen all over herself.

ROAR!

There's just no words.....

Mother's Day Getaway

This year for Mother's Day weekend, my friend Brittany and I headed to Ft. Lauderdale beach for a Mother's Day Getaway. No Babies.... No Boys!

I left our house on Friday morning at 3:15 am and headed to Glenview to catch a cab with Brittany to O'hare. We departed cold, rainy Chicago at 6:40 am and arrived in hot, sunny Ft. Lauderdale at 10:30 am. We spent the day relaxing, sunbathing, drinking, and talking... with NO INTERRUPTIONS!!! We had big plans to party like rockstars that night. We took the water taxi to a great seafood restaurant on the Intracoastal. We enjoyed a yummy dinner, a few drinks, and then decided we were exhausted!!! After a brief moment of guilt about being lame-o's we decided, WHO CARES??? We were both in bed and asleep by 10ish! It was FANTASTIC!

We slept in until 9:00 the next morning! That's about 11 hours of sleep! Amazing!!! The next day also consisted of relaxing, sunbathing, drinking, and talking! We were a bit more of "partyers" on our second night! We had a blast but knew we had to catch an early flight back to reality in the morning!

I think we would both agree that this was a much needed vacation from our crazy lives! But, I also think we would both agree that we missed our crazy lives a lot too! A BIG THANK YOU to our wonderful husbands (and a very special Grandma too!) that watched our girls while we were in paradise!

Night 1: Headed to the water taxi stop! Guess being cute moms pays off.... we got free tickets from the captain! (Saved us $30!)

On the water-taxi headed down the Intracoastal.We took a rickshaw back to our hotel. It was awesome!Riding on our rickshaw! It was a crazy ride!

Mother's Day

A day doesn't go by that I don't thank my lucky stars for a beautiful, healthy little girl! I count my blessings and appreciate almost every moment...(ok,there are a few moments I wish I were on the beach with drink in hand and nothing but the sound of the waves crashing to shore, rather than a spilt sippy of milk all over my car and the sound of a screaming 1.5 year old)! Wait... I did get to do that! More on that on my upcoming "Mother's Day Getaway" posting! :0)

We celebrated Mother's Day just doing what we do... playing, playing, and more playing!!!!Mommy and Mya

The Perks of Living Close

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that I live close to my sister. We can have impromptu playdates and bbq's!

Mya loves their new playset! Brady and Cici smile for the camera while Mya concentrates on going down the slide.
She also loves their mini-tricycle!

Deep in converstation....

Mya and her CiCi.... I hear that name about 550 times a day! She adores her older cousin!