Ricardo & Kylie

This is going to be a long post with lots of pictures, just a fair warning. We had THE best time in Florida this month and we were pretty sad to come home to work and school and Philly weather (High of 70 degrees yesterday and no sunshine. I was appalled). We left for Florida early on a Thursday morning and the airport was packed. So much so that we actually missed out flight waiting in line to check our bags with the airline. Luckily they booked us on a direct flight one hour later and Russell was a trooper despite waking up at 4 AM. He loved the plane and was entertained the whole time with the window, the tray table, and the people sitting around us.  We spent the first few days at Ricardo's parents' farm. Russell had a great time running around with his cousins. He also ate a lot of watermelon: 8 of the 9 grandkids went to the beach one day with Ricardo and I and Ricardo's parents. It was crazy keeping track of everyone but also a lot of fun. Russ...

We did some other fun things this summer, including going on Russell's first camping trip. We went to this beautiful park near our house with some church friends and had a great time! Ricardo made us some delicious chicken and we enjoyed smores and good conversation. We didn't realize it would be cold when we woke up and we were ironically the only ones who didn't bring sweaters! This little boy loves summer and being outside. He would be happy to play in the yard all day long. We've spent many days a the park and he thinks being sprayed by the garden hose is the best thing ever. When we need a break we will go inside and read books, which he still loves. He's learning how to pose for the camera too. Some mornings he is in the mood for cuddling and he will come lay with us and give us kisses. Most times it's off to the races, but I like these kinds of days: At the end of July we had some visitors: Ricardo's parents and so...