The Birdwell Buzz: July 2013

Well I haven't caught quite up with May and June yet so let's go back and cover those first!!

Here are a few pics from Chase Parker's Mother's Day Luncheon at his preschool. . .

You can see him in the first row very middle with the fishie around his neck. This was his look the ENTIRE program. No participation lol!! It was hilarious to watch. :) Nevertheless, he's still CUTE!

I did enjoy my Mother's Day which I covered in the previous blog post but I hadn't edited this picture yet. . . I loved spending some time with my own mom that day. I love this picture of us together. She means the world to me!!

We also enjoyed a weekend trip to Destin for Memorial Day. . . it was hot but nice. The boys enjoyed the beach so much!

I did get my PF Changs fix while I was there. . . YUMMY!!

And the month of June also brought a graduation celebration for my nephew! We are so proud of Aaron! He graduated with MANY honors. Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction Award, Principal GPA Award for all 4 years and a GPA of 4.52. WHEW! He's definitely earned the right to be called brilliant! We are proud of him!!

We've been enjoying our summer so far. . . recently had a fun trip to the Butterfly Museum in Gainesville. Try it if you've never been. . . it's awesome!

Both kiddos have been enjoying swimming lessons twice a week too. Miss Erin does a terrific job and now, even Chase Parker is swimming like a fish! They both love it!! Since it's been raining SO much here in the past 2 weeks we've not had a chance to go recently. It was nice to finally get to swim again today with Daddy. We had a blast!!

Paul has been keeping busy with work, flying and now working out. He has impressed me with his diligence in getting back in shape. I am so proud of him. We both are doing the Body By Vi shakes that we love. The difference is I'm wanting to lose weight and he's GAINING lol! BIG DIFFERENCE! But, it's nice that the shakes work both ways depending on how you use them. :)

My photography business continues to amaze me. I have the most wonderful, creative, photogenic clients! I am so blessed to be BUSY! I love that I can stay at home with my kiddos and have a fun summer yet still follow my passion and enjoy my photography. I love it so much. In fact, be on the lookout for a couple new projects that I am going to be involved with soon. One has already launched. . . a new venture I am involved in From Her Lens. When you get a chance check it out! I also will be making an announcement very soon about a volunteer project I'm starting. SO excited about this!!

And, we recently enjoyed a rainy, 4th of July. Even though the fireworks were cancelled we still enjoyed time with our family over at Grammy and Papa's house.

And Zach and I enjoyed a recent date night. It was fun to have some one on one time with my little big man. I love him soooooo much. We spoiled ourselves rotten. Chicfilet for dinner, then we went to see Monsters University movie with popcorn, coke, and junior mints. Can't beat that!! We had a great time. I've noticed lately that he doesn't want to hold my hand as much in public. So sad. He's only SIX! This isn't supposed to happen yet!! But. . . he still wants to snuggle at home so that makes me happy. I have two very lovable children. . . always wanting huggies and kissies as Chase Parker says. I complain too much about them wanting to hang all over me all the time but I really shouldn't. Pretty soon that snuggle stuff will stop too. :(

Zach and I will be traveling together to Tennessee soon! He and I are going there for a week for Kelsey's wedding. I'm the photographer and he is the ring bearer. I cannot WAIT to see him in that little tux. And, I cannot wait to see my sweet niece walk down the aisle. It's going to be quite a day!! I will miss my hubby and Chase Parker so much though. We are celebrating Chase's 3rd birthday next weekend because Zach and I will be out of town on his official birthday. That will be tough for me to miss. :( I had a recent photoshoot with Chase to capture his 3 year pictures. He did SO SO SO well. I was so happy with how they turned out. I'll give you a sneak preview before the entire session hits my photography site. Isn't he the MOST ADORABLE 2 YEAR OLD ABOUT TO BE 3 YEAR OLD!!!