18 Years of Olive Garden...

When my three girlfriends below and I were going into the 8th or 9th grade (we still debate about which year it was...), we got all dressed up (hair and makeup included) and had our parents drop us off for dinner at the Olive Garden.  We had such a fabulous time that we agreed to continue setting aside one night per year to get dressed up and go to the Olive Garden.  We eventually ventured out to other restaurants, but it is always the same four girls without anyone else.  It is a great night to get caught up and enjoy each other.  This was our 18th year!

 

Last year I was pregnant and unable to take part in the wine festivities.  This year my friend Kristin is due on Sept 5.  She was gracious enough to be our designated driver =)

Sara is 4 months old!

OBX 2013!

We had a great family vacation to OBX this year.  It was so nice to get all of the families together under one roof again =)  The number of kids in the family continues to grow, and we were so excited to have both Sara and her cousin Olivia (who was only 2 weeks old!) with us on vacation.  Below are some highlight pictures:

The view from our balcony

Family photos!

The Grandchildren

 

The Guys...

The Girls...

 

 

 

Our beach set-up...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy and Luke riding the wives...

 

 Rented paddle boards that we couldn't get out into ocean over the waves!

 

 

 Sara and baby Olivia!

 

 

 

 

July went sooo fast!

The month of July seemed to fly by.  I can't believe we are already in August and started to prepare to go back to school.  We had some exciting events, including the birth of a new niece and nephew during the month of July!  Sara is going to love having so many cousins to play with.  Here are some fun events that we had in July:

• Sara turned 3 months!  She had her first professional picture taken after I failed to get a good shot =)

• My sister gave birth to baby Olivia on July 11.

• Sara met her Great Grandmother Helen who came all the way from Minnesota and was very excited to meet her!

 

• My sister-in-law gave birth to baby Will on July 29.

 

• We put a contract on a new house (and it fell through after the home inspection).  We put our townhouse up for sale (and sold it!).  So we are now scrambling to find a place to live.  We have put a deposit on a 2 bedroom apartment in our current town, so we at least have there to live.  In the meantime, we have been going to open houses and checking out all of the active listings in the area.  Cross your fingers for us! 

Below are some more cute pictures that I've been collecting...

My sister-in-law Megan is quite the fashionista, and it seems like my sister and I are always trying to copy her.  This past weekend, I realized that I was wearing an outfit that was completely styled by Megan!  She either bought me the piece (shirt, clutch, necklace) or advised me to buy the piece (pants and shoes).  She is the best, so I thought I'd share my fashionable look =)