Aruba

We made it!  

 Pre-massage oils

 Jeff's view from the golf course.  He quickly discovered it's not the best location for golfing.  It even gives the Windy City a run for its money!

 Our Canadian friends. Ryan works for STERIS.

 These guys were living in luxury!

 Don't mind if I do.

 What better way to celebrate a birthday than in Aruba!

 Birthday cake #1

 Birthday dinner

 Birthday cake #2

 Team Texas Hexawave Award Winners

View of our hotel: The Ritz-Carlton (not even a year old!)

 Um.  What's that in my drink?!?

 View from the hotel bar

 Birthday cake #3…two days later (they stored it for us at the restaurant).

Best way to bring an amazing vacation to a close?  Dinner at the Flying Fishbone, of course!

Leaving "One Happy Island"

 That yellow(ish) blob in the middle of the photo is the Ritz-Carlton.

Andersen Adventures

Because just leaving the house is an adventure with these three!

Look who gets to go to Lowe's with daddy…our Mr. Early Bird.

 And mommy gets to hop in the crib and play with the late risers.

 Then it's off to lunch at Mariano's in Lake Highlands

 Followed by the park in the Texas summer heat…don't ask me what Jack is thinking.

 Not sure what was down there...

 …or up there.

 Round off the day with dinner at Bake and Play!

Cousin William...

…is hilarious!

Larkin's 3rd Birthday Party: Pump It Up

 Birthday Boy in the Cyclone Blast!

 Birthday Boy, Larkin, turned 3!

 Birthday girl, Lila, turned 1!

 The boy's favorite part of every birthday party!

 

Lake Highlands 4th of July Parade

About to head out to our neighborhood 4th of July parade

 Our home builder…we love him!

 Pair of party animals

 After the parade, we loaded up the fam and headed to Arlington for some fun in the sun.  Well, at least there was fun in the sun for dad and Reid.  Reid is a jumping machine!

 Reid was exhausted from a long, fun day, and the babies were exhausted from a long day with no afternoon nap & a lot of crying. Jack's face says it all!