July 4th - INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

I cannot believe I didn't take any more pictures than this!!!! I'm so bummed! Oh well, it was a blast of a day!!! We had a bunch of family and friends here to celebrate with us - about 27 people total!! It ended up raining so it was a FULL house!!! Because of the rain we thought what the fireworks were canceled. Right about dusk I heard the booms so we literally ran about a mile and a half over to the Navel Academy to watch them! We got in on about half of them - they were amazing!!! Again, no pictures : / What a memory we created : )!!!!!!

July 3rd - some fun ones...

These crack me up!!! Tim goofin' around with his boy!!!


Auntie Jenna with Sterling.

They stopped by for a quick visit cuz Jenna's parents were in town.
Jenna, Joy (Jenna's mom), and Sterling. This was the first that they got to see Sterling.

July 2nd - The park and a picnic!

Erin (our neighbor friends) and I took Jackson and Sterling to the park. It was Sterling's first time in a swing and he loved it!!!!


Sterling in the swing with Jackson - smart idea Erin!!


Later that evening we took a picnic down to the river so that we could watch Tim windsurf!

Erin, Jackson, and Rob.

It was such a perfectly peaceful evening!!!

Tim out on the board! This is such a great outlet for him and he loves it!!!!

Me and my boy!

Grossman family visit! June 20-24

Well, needless to say, it has been a busy last couple months! And once again I'm far too far behind!! I will say in my defense though, that I have tried to post a couple times but couldn't get pictures to upload so gave up.

My dear Aunt Rachel (my dad's baby sister) planned a trip to bring my grandparents out here for a wonderful visit. My dad's brother, Uncle Randy came too! It was a great long weekend full of hangin' out, food, fun, and laughter!!! Sterling and I practically lived in the Cape (the neighborhood where my immediate family lives) for those four days.

Saturday morning brunch at Ty and Jenna's! Brunch is the best!!!! And I'd have to say that our family really knows how to do it!!! We had eggs, fruit, baked oatmeal, french toast casserole, oj, coffee, etc...

Grandma with the babies!

Uncle Ty with Sterling and Alexia.


We went crabbing after breakfast! It was a fun new experience for our land-locked relatives : ) - they're from Indiana!

Grandma - checkin' out the catch!

Uncle Randy and Aunt Rachel in the background, Ryan and my mom in the foreground.

My handsome grandpa!!



The FEAST!!! At Ry and Shanny's house.




Sunday - we hung out at Ty and Jenna's beach all afternoon!!

Sterling looks so excited : )!!!!




The gang!

Logan on Tim's windsurf board!

Our personal photographers : ) My brother Ty and Baily, a family friend!

Handsome Ryan!



Brunch at Mom and Dad's on Monday morning!

Uncle Randy with Gretchen - their cousin who lives here in MD.


Uncle Logan with Sterling and I.



Uncle Logan with Alexia and Sterling! I just love these!!!!

Sweet Shanny and little Alexia!


Our last supper together at Ry and Shan's.
How cute are these faces??!!!


Aunt Shannon and Uncle Ryan lovin' on Sterling

We siblings with our grandparents!
Ryan, Ty, Grandpa, Grandma, me, and Logan.

Father's Day!!!

We got to enjoy a wonderful brunch before church - again thanks to Tim's mom and dad!


Then headed over to my parents for lunch and an afternoon together - it was a very enjoyable day!!
Sterling grillin' with Pops!

Pops and Alexia!

The dads and their babies : )

Brunch at Mom and Dad's!

My crazy brother, Ryan, and his little dolly!! I love this!!


Uncle Ty and Sterling

U. Logan and U. Ty and the babies!

Precious!!

All the aunts and uncles!


Sterling and his grandma!

Shanny's dad was here for a visit! It was wonderful to see him!

Checkin' her out!