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Our Summer Adventures

I can't believe that it is already August! We have had so much fun spending time with family and traveling. Now its good to be home back into our routine:)
One of my favorites of Bentley at the beach:)





June

Bentley and I took our first road trip together to New Mexico. Summer is Alex's busy season at work and he wasn't able to come with. But I am so impressed at how well Bentley traveled! And that I was able to do it alone:) We spent a few days in New Mexico, then all of us made a long trek to Texas! We met up with my other brothers and sisters in San Antonio, then the next day we drove to padre island where we spent the week in an amazing condo. It was awesome just relaxing at the beach and swimming in the pool. Bentley absolutely LOVED the beach! He is a water baby thats for sure:) We also stopped by the beautiful san antonio Temple, and we went to the river walkway. Overall Texas was great!
Playing frisbee
Twinners at the pool





Bentley and cousin Emma



  July

July was also a busy fun filled month! We went to Arizona to See Chelsy and Spend the 4th of July. We went shopping and got Pedicures,  and then we went to the trampoline park. Bentley loved the section with all the balls. He was sad to leave! But then we all went to a Diamond Backs baseball game and watched the fireworks. It was so much fun and we were sad to leave and come back, we would have loved to send more time in Arizona. Bentley and I also drove back from New Mexico. It was good to see Alex again.  I also turned 27! My family drove up and my dad and Alex Built me m own little craft closet with a desk and lots of storage. We also went to dinner and had ice cream cake. It was a good day:) Later in the Week Alex's sister watched Bentley for the night and Alex took me to dinner then to the Cirque- de- Solei Show kurios. It was SO COOL! I really have the best husband:)




Bentley and the Old Navy Dog






















At the Baseball Game!







Birthday Dinner







Birthday Closet!

Blessing his food at dinner with Aunt Em
Cirque de solei













 August

The last couple weeks have been fun with lots of family and cousins. Alex's sister came into town from California and we have had lots of fun with the cousins going to the Natural History Museum and the Butterfly Pavillion. Its always so much fun to spend time with family and cousins! I also ran a 10K this weekend. I took 2.5 minutes off my last run! I am preparing to run a 1/2 Marathon in September, I', a little nervous, but I have a friend from church that is going to run it with me and she is really encouraging! 
At the Museum



At the Butterfly Pavillion






Cheering mommy on!

Finishing my latest 10K
Cousin Picture!

Till Next Time:)

We are all doing good and are happy. We are grateful to be blessed with such great family and friends.  Till next time!

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