A Cubed Plus Two: June and July, flying by!

I can't even believe that it's already mid July! Summer hasn't always been my favorite season, but as the girls get older, I love it more and more. We've had so much fun in the last month, and the weather has been nothing short of spectacular.

We started off the month with Adalyn's first ballet recital. I was definitely more excited than she was, but to say she loves dancing is an understatement. Her ballet school lets parents get up close and personal during the dress rehearsal, so I of course, brought my big girl camera. Adalyn was super excited to get to wear makeup for the first time!

My Nonni came for the occasion. She never missed one of my dance recitals and she wasn't about to miss Adalyn's!

I mean, such a natural!

I am so, so, so, proud of her and have already signed her up for class next year - at her request, of course.

Here is the video!

After her dress rehearsal Saturday morning, we headed off strawberry picking!!

With Kimi's help, we picked almost 10lbs in probably less than 20 minutes.

Eloise was absolutely ridiculous in the fields. She just picked and ate.

And also picked up the straw and threw it everywhere.

Sunday morning was Adalyn's actual recital and my whole family came to watch. Even my brother and his girlfriend Sarah came up from the city.

During the week we've been doing a lot of the YMCA pool, the local beach, icecream, etc. Life is 100x easier with Kimi here! It's so nice to have her not just for work hours, but to have her help for fun hours with the girls as well. Not that I super stressed before, but I had some very stressful days managing everything on my own. My stress level has been almost zero since Kimi arrived. And the girls just love her. She is such a blessing to our family.

Things like going to the aquarium, for example, are a million times easier and more fun with another adult to help you!

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Kimi even helped me with Ellie's transition to a big girl bed! Ahhhh. The first 2 weeks were a little rough, but she sleeps like a little angel now.

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The weekend after Adalyn's recital was Andrew's sister's wedding. Given my pregnancy history, my doctor had advised me not to fly. Of course, I've had ZERO complications or signs of baby trying to come early and I could have flown, but it ended up being a special weekend for Andrew and Adalyn. Adalyn joined Andrew on his flight to Houston that week, and his mom and sister came to get her and drive her back to New Braunfels. She had a fun week with Andrew's family and then was a flower girl in Emily's wedding.

And June was wedding month! The following Monday, my awesome parents watched the girls while Andrew and I headed off for a long weekend in Rhode Island for my friend's wedding. My bridesmaid dress thankfully zippered, and we had a great time! It was probably the last time that Andrew and I will go away alone together for a while.

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That next week, my good friend Ute took some maternity photos for me! I know I haven't updated very much at all about the pregnancy, but that's because it's honestly been pretty uneventful. It wasn't really until this week that I started to feel a lot pressure, some heartburn, and interrupted sleep. But I really can't complain at all. I don't even have the hip pain that usually get around this time. I definitely attribute this to not being on modified bed rest and being able to walk with girls 4-5x a week. Pushing these girls up our hills is seriously 90lbs with the stroller!

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Baby August - 32.5 weeks :)

July 4th weekend was super special because Andrew flew home on Wednesday night and we had 4 days of family time. We were super lazy that weekend and didn't do much other than go to the pool, beach, and fireworks! I was so proud of the girls for making it through.