Week of July 4th Festivities

 The week of the fourth my mother & her boyfriend came up from Charleston, SC.

I prepped by getting my nails did a purdy firecracker red...

and tried to stay cool in this 80-90+ degree weather!

I cannot imagine being more than 3.5 months prego in this heat,
I feel for my other pregnant mamas out there!!

We tried to stay cool by playing with the water

on July 4th.

My niece learned how to spray a water gun!!

 She loved getting Uncle Joe!

 She's so cute.

 My mom's boyfriend Mark & his grandson,

Aiden.

 Adri & Aiden were very good friends!

They loved the organic grilled chicken wings & organic juice boxes

My prego pose

loving our new hangout spot!

 It was a relaxing day full of good times and lots of yummy food!

The next day we took the wee ones up to Niagara Falls.

Stopped for a Timmy Ho's doughnut of course...

{I snuck the pix from my driver's seat!}

 Walked through the aquarium and saw the cool sea lions!

 We had lunch at Hard Rock & looked over the falls.

And while I haven't gotten into much detail about my  mother's and my relationship,

I can say that we have worked through many of our differences and

I am very thankful that we can be a part of each others lives.

Life is short and full of lots of turbulence;

you can make the choice to forgive and move on

or you can wallow in your own self-pity and hurt.

I choose happiness above all else.

After my mom & Mark left, hubs finally had a whole weekend off.

What'd we do?
Took a long, long drive...

listening to country songs,

stopping to get drinks & snacks at gas stations,

and eating at a small town sub shop.

 We ended our hot day time date,

by walking on the beach and putting feet in the water.

It was a fabulous week and I am still recovering from all the festivities!
This prego hadn't done so much in a long time.

I am such a summer girl,

and so very happy to be spending it with people I love.