Good Morning!
I honestly cannot believe how fast this year is flying by! Half the time I literally forget what year we are in....! It's been a great one so far, and I have really enjoyed spending time with my sweet family and friends. We have had some exciting news! Big boy Tate found out he was going to have a little brother!
This picture was before we went for the ultrasound which is why he has on the pink suspenders.....obviously we had to change them to blue when we found out he was going to have a little brother!
And we have a name! We have decided on Miller Beckman. I really like the name Miller because it is not common and is also a last name (like Tate) :) Beckman is my mom's maiden name and I have always loved it. I really wanted to use a family name so when Brandon suggested Miller as a first name, I thought Beckman fit well with it. Names are a big deal so I'm glad this part is over!
We have decided that Tate and Miller are eventually going to be sharing a room so we are leaving the guest bedroom as is and a little later, Brandon is going to build bunk beds. I'm definitely happy with this choice as this will be less work on the front end. I'm thinking whenever they outgrow their bunk bed, we'll talk about separate rooms.
Photo Recap of our summer:
Tate participated in his first Small-Fry Tri, an adorable special event put on by my department at Old Fort Park. Kids ages 2-6 run around, hop on a bike for a few minutes, then run through sprinklers for their first "triathlon" Even though he was feeling a bit under the weather, he seemed to enjoy it, especially the biking part :)
We also took Tate to his first Renaissance Festival at the castle off 840. I'm not sure what happened to all my photos from that day, but we had a great time with the Barrett's and will most likely be going again next year! They ended up hanging with out with us after the festival, so Jack and Tate got some naked backyard playtime in that evening (always fun) ;)
Our biggest trip this summer though was probably our trip to California for my Granny's 90th birthday party. Tate got to meet all his Hidalgo family and really had such a great time! We loved it. To see all the photos I took from that trip, click
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| Tate's first plane ride. He did great! |
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| Meeting his (Great) Granny for the first time. So amazing! |
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| Such a fun time in San Fran at the coolest science museum ever, the Exloratorium |
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| On the ferry headed towards the city! |
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| My awesome family! Wouldn't have this picture if it weren't for the lady in the middle :) |
California was great. And the rest of the summer has just been filled with working and fitting in some extra playtime! My department's summer camps are over for the season, so work is slowing down a bit. Brandon was on day shift for two weeks during the plant's shutdown so that was really nice!
Our garden has been doing very well and we have enjoyed some homegrown tomatoes, okra, and bell pepper. I especially have been loving the heirloom tomatoes. They are delicious!
Since this post has literally taken me 3 days to complete, I am just going to finish with some pictures. Holy cow, life is busy. But I love it!
Happy Summer!
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4th of July at the Smyrna Fireworks   |
