Faust Favorites: May 2015

May 24, 2015

Summer kickoff!

The "official" start of summer on Memorial Day weekend was good enough weather to launch the boat for the first time this year! We were all so excited, but I don't think anyone was more excited than Khloe. This outdoor girl has talked about boating constantly for 9 months and has hardly been patient about it. She's almost as bad as her father... almost. When we picked up Khloe from her Sunday School class her teacher said "You must be going boating today because Khloe has talked about it all day!" That made us very happy! Khloe loves to go fast on the boat and Kayla loves riding in the front hanging on for dear life screaming with every jump of the boat. Both girls are fish and love to get out and swim and snorkel.

Saturday was a beautiful warm day... but the water is still FREEZING!!!

Boating is still magical to this little 4 year old... it never fails to rock her to sleep, even on the first boat ride of the season. For 7 years I've had the privilege of having both of my girls fall asleep in my arms and taking naps on the boat. This might be my last year... and I will miss this so much!

Boating... beach... friends... ThumbCoast... dinner... life in Port Huron in the summer is rough.

Day two on the boat... and another sleeping girl

I have PTSD from a hammock experience back when I was 12 years old and I have never recovered. In fact I haven't been in a hammock since then, that's how traumatic it was, and have had no desire to be. Until my mom put up a hammock in a secret hidden garden spot in her backyard last year. The girls love it! When Khloe asked me in her sweet little voice to lay with her in it I thought I should probably take advantage of this quiet moment with my girl. Turns out, it was the best thing ever and long after Khloe had gotten bored and was ready to move on, I wasn't.

May 16, 2015

1999-2015

That's sixteen years of wedded bliss! Aaron and I had a wonderful relaxing fun weekend; one night that included the girls and one night that was just for us two. On Friday night, our actual anniversary, we planned a special night with the girls looking through our wedding album and letting them try on my wedding dress. (I may or may not have tried it on too and may or may not have fit in it). Kayla was in heaven! She couldn't get enough of it. She practiced walking down the aisle with her Daddy while I played the wedding march song, Khloe was the Maid of Honor (who did not really care to do a good job, or the job at all) and I had to perform the ceremony... several times. Khloe had her chance too but was quickly over it after one time. Kayla says that she will wear my wedding dress for her wedding one day!

We kicked off our anniversary weekend by running our first ever 5K together! We ran it together the whole time and both crossed the line in 31 minutes.

Kayla ate up every moment and every detail of wearing a wedding gown and marrying her daddy! I have to admit, it was a quite fun and exciting to get it out and see it again and watch my girls try it on.