Playtime with Kissy!

my adorable little sis, kristy, came to visit me! being that she is now a driving teenager--we felt very honored to have her make time for us! i'm getting horrible and documenting by pics--oh well--it was a blast. we went swimming and tanning at our pool, we went running, biking and shopping downtown, and we also went to a cubs game. also, i made some delicious food for her, and we also got frozen yogurt....a lot! thanks kiss face! love you!

she still eats frozen yogurt like she did when she was 9...way too much candy!

 

mama 101 lessons--PooL style!

my crazy beautiful friend, hanna, her pretty daughters and i, have been soaking in the sun at the pool this summer. hanna is awesome--ever since we met, we have felt like instant friends. she is an incredible mama too, and has been giving me mommy tips. :-)

lacey and aubry

Mission of Mercy

rich and i were able to volunteer for the mission of mercy this year.  mission of mercy is an organization that provides free healthcare to people who are uninsured or unable to afford healthcare. this year, we helped serve 1,925 patients! it was crazy incredible how many people came for treatment--even at 5 am there were huge lines, and some people even slept on the streets so they could be first in line.  i was able to volunteer as a nurse and did vital signs, glycemic levels, medication reconciliations for for the medical triage section, and then rich helped in the fillings section.  rich cannot recall how many fillings he did, but it was a lot. i wish we could've been there even longer.  :) will definitely be participating again!  

gov. quinn showed up! :)

Happy Daddy Day!

rich is already the best dad ever. i love you lover! xoxo.

lobster, crab and clams

father's day walk by our lake

life is good :)

bombay grill

dr. ahmed invited rich and i, and a few other ABH employees to have dinner at his uncle's restaurant, bombay grill. the food was unbelievably good.  thanks again ahmed family! i love my ABH coworkers--they are such amazing and kind people, and i'm grateful to work and learn from them.

hot mama party

ali (one of rich's dental friend's wife) is preggo, so we had a dinner for her. she is due anyday, but still walking a lot and looks super hot--hopefully i can copy cat that! ;) it was a fantastic dinner, and it was fun hearing about so much baby stuff.  i'm starting to freak out a little about the idea of having a teeny tiny nonverbal baby at home, so i'm lucky to know so many amazing mamas who are smarts.

Jack Johnson

rich and i went to a jack johnson concert, and i know i say this a lot, but it was the BEST concert ever. jack is the chillest.  the venue was amazing--it was downtown right on lake michigan, and the sky was so blue.  jack johnson's music is so good.  i loved how there were a lot of families at this concert.  i'm pretty sure baby was groovin' to the music too because i didn't feel nauseated at all.