Clearwater

 Daddy and Bonnie on the beach

 Bathing beauty

 This girl LOVES the ocean and the pool!

 Low tide splashing and fun!

 Ready for the pool:)

 Touching the baby alligator at the Aquarium

 Our hermit crab

 She made a new friend who loves to swim as much as Bonnie!

We got to have dinner with my fabulous cousins Jenny and Julie:)

More Summer Fun!

 Daddy shot par on the floating green in Couer D'Alene!

 Daddy and I were fortunate enough to take another trip to beautiful Washington State. Here we are in wine country.

 Space Needle!

 We went to Dollywood, and Pappaw rode most of the rides with Bonnie since Mommy was feeling a little queasy due to being in my first trimester!

 These two girls are a little spoiled by their grandparents!

We were so lucky to be invited to Aunt Erin's wedding cake tasting! 

Summer 2012

 So, one of the things we love most about our new house is our neighborhood. We got to come over and go to a summer cookout on Memorial Day weekend to meet some of our neighbors. Here's a shot of the kiddos-Bonnie is barely visible in the middle! 

 Bonnie and Aidan at the zoo!

 Best friends just a-swingin' at Addy's birthday party.

 We spent a lot of time coming over to the house and taking pictures like these-progress! So exciting!

 I love this sweet picture of our girl on the way to the park one day. She was blowing dandelion puffs into the air!

 Friends at the pool during rest time...we did this a lot, too!

 Back to the Simmons after pool time to make pizzas! Who's excited?!?

Pappaw and Granny bought the girls this really awesome pool/slide/backyard waterpark...they loved it!

Franklin Main Street Festival

We sold our beloved Hogan Road house on March 19th, so we moved in with Nana and Da until we found a new house to love. We ended up staying 4 months, as the new house that we fell in love with was only framed at the time. During our stay, we got to enjoy downtown Franklin from walking distance. Here are some fun photos from the Main Street Festival in April.

 Bonnie and Sam walking down to the festival on Saturday morning.

 Listening to some live tunes while enjoying some Festival food.

 Dancing with Daddy at the Street Dance on Saturday night

 Street Dance break for a family photo

 She loves riding the ponies each year!

Not so enthused about being in a rodeo promo, but kudos to this sweet man for including her kitty that she won at the carnival.

Easter 2012

 School Easter Egg Hunt

 Bonnie and Alex comparing eggs at the big Hunt after church on Easter Sunday

Daddy's girl. Love.

Spring 2012

 Daddy and Bonnie dancing at Daddy's cousin's wedding

 Bonnie and friends were bumblebees in her school play this year.

Triangle Waffle!

We went to see Pap for Spring Break-lucky girl has a waffle under all that decoration!

 Driving the boat at Pullen Park in Raleigh

Riding the carousel with Pappaw at Pullen Park.

Bonnie Ballerina

Bonnie began taking ballet and tap in January. She loves it so much. Here are a few pictures of her leotard and tights, as well as one from her recital in May. We love our Tiny Dancer!

Hello Out There!

I can't really start this post talking about how long its been since I've posted. To do that would make the  start of my previous posts seem silly. This time it has been over 4 months! I even had to re-aquanit myself to Blogger to begin. My blogging hiatus is not due to a lack of things to post, however. On the contrary, we've probably had more going on in the last four months than we have had in the first 7 years of our marriage. Stay tuned for many updates. I think the best way to do this is just to start where I left off and do a series of mini-posts so the task doesn't seem so overwhelming. So, my last post was the eve of Bonnie's 3rd birthday. Here are some of the highlights from her week-long celebration:

 Blowing out candles on her Rapunzel cake with Ansley and Will at the small party we had for friends at our house.

 Bonnie and Aidan scoping out the Princess cake at Nana's on her actual birthday.

Our Bonnie Belle on her 3rd Birthday! She is such a big girl, and we are so very proud of her. 

Hawaii

We went on a wonderful vacation to Hawaii recently with Da, Nana, Uncle Ryan, and Aidan. We had a terrific time, and we were so proud of our two little travelers!

 Pretty picture of Da on the golf course

 Luau!

 After the luau, Bonnie loved seeing the hula girls up close

 Bonnie having a virgin mai tai...yummmm.

 Da's spearfish

 on our way to see the dolphins

 Bonnie was relaxing on the lanai most evenings

 Aidan caught a tuna!

 I hate the sorority pose-I'm not sure why I opted for it in this picture.

Sweet cousins!