Miles Family Vacation

We had a wonderful time with our family in South Haven, MI. Here are some photos of our vacation...

 World's best brothers!

 Natalie loved the beach!

 Our little Snickerdoodle! (Completely coated in sand!)

Sisters :)  We took a walk out to the lighthouse, just us girls. Love them!

Natalie with her Miles cousins (Peter, John, and James)

Papa Miles with his little girl (Even though I still officially claim that title)

Here's Natalie getting into the suitcase as I'm trying to unpack...she misses everyone already, she wants to go back!

July

First of all, I hope no one has been losing sleep over my broken beloved rollerblade...because my handy husband came to my rescue and fixed it! :) Yea! We were able to get a few more 'rolls' in before the heat wave arrived.

The summer has gone by fast...it's been a lot of fun. We leave tomorrow on our Miles family vacation to South Haven, MI. We are really looking forward to that! My job drama has continued. I'll spare you the details because it's complicated and within a week I should finally know what I'm doing in the fall. It's been a journey in patience and daily trusting the Lord, let me tell ya! ahhh! Here are some pictures from July....

This is Natalie's BFF Max! They are so fun to watch play together! :)

Playing in the pool with cousin Gracie

 A sweet reunion with MY 3rd grade BFF! Christina's baby Ruben is sooooo cute!

Another wonderful weekend getaway at our favorite B&B (Wes' Grandparents' house in Upland)

July 4th with the Kraftsons

What a cutie!

Loves to climb in things! :)

I know this pic is fuzzy, but I had to show off my little apron I made Natalie! 

A Dream Actualized

 For a long time I've wanted to rollerblade with Natalie. We had tried it about a year ago with our regular stroller, but it didn't work at all! The front wheels went crazy and it was obvious from the first few feet that rollerblading could not be done this way.  :(  So I starting pining way for a jogging stroller to make it possible. Months of searching on CraigsList for the perfect one...and finally Wednesday night we got it and went on our 'dream roll'! It was fun to see Natalie's feathery hair blowing constantly in the breeze. To brought back memories of our dating years at Taylor too! :)

I'm sorry to report that our 'dream roll' ended on a sad note, one of my rollerblades broke! Wes kindly reminded me that I had had my rollerblades since I was 17 years old! (Yes, my beloved blades are about 13 years old!) Ahhhh! Now Natalie's set with her rollin' wheels and I'll have to find a way to fix or replace mine!