atlantic city

so, this week on thursday and friday, aaron and i were in atlantic city. Aaron had to do some work at the Borgata and, because of all the overtime he put in on a project earlier this summer, his company paid for us to stay over. So we got a sweet room overlooking the bay, a free hotel, and an awesome dinner at Wolfgang Puck.

the crazy hotel entryway

again

and again

aaron and the view from our room

our sweet shower

aaron and i (and my new haircut!)

sara and dougie

Last week our friends Sara Stevens and Doug Magee got married. Here are some pictures from the Sara's line dancing bachelorette party and from the wedding. Congrats friends!!!

sara's gettin hitched

my loves


my bef!

sara riding the bull

crazy!

sara and her dad... walking down the aisle

the happy couple

my love and i

instant family of four... make that five

A few weeks ago, Aaron and I got to watch our nephews Aidan and Ethan for the week. It was crazy :) But we loved it! While the boys were here, I was telling a friend on the phone that we had become an instant family of four... to which Aidan chimed in "family of five kiki -you forgot Marley!" We did everything from Chuck E Cheese and boating to cookouts and dirt biking. Yes, dirt biking, Aaron took both the boys out seperately and they loved it! We went swimming 3 different days... the boys are such waterbugs! Aidan and Ethan were both jumping off the diving board into "untle awin's" arms. The boys and Marley got along pretty well. With all of his crazy energy he can be intimidating but the boys told him "no mawlee dog!" when he jumped up or tried to take a chicken nugget ;) Marley got neutered and was at the vet's (or doggie doctor as we called it) overnight. When we went to pick him up, Ethan said... Mawlee dog we missed you. (it was the sweetest thing!) Erika and Todd (my sister and brother in law) came in for the weekend to see our new digs and pick up their boys. We had a great time out on the boat and just hanging out. Erika and Todd both got up on the wakeboard- it was impressive! And Aidan went out tubing with Todd. All in all it was a pretty fun week. We had a blast being a family of five with the boys! Here are some pictures from our adventures and from our weekend at the cottage before:

marley dog

ethan being cute

the boys on the dirt bike

the boys and mawlee dog watching diego

dad and ethan "floating"

kisses for bebe!

Aidan after floating down the river

CANADA

A few weeks ago Aaron and I traveled to Canada for a family vacation. Every summer we go to Aylen Lake which is in Ontario. Aaron's grandfather owns a cabin on the lake and the whole family goes. We had a great time, even though the weather didn't cooperate all the time. Here are some pictures from our trip.

beautiful view from our walk

the best windle family picture we've ever taken!

me and my hubby out to dinner

happy anniversary!

july 29th marks two years that aaron and i have been married. two years full of laughter, road trips, moving, making big purchases, LOVE, did i say laughter? what a lucky woman i am to have such an amazing husband!!!

marley... the pure bred mutt

So about 4 months ago, I started searching for different dogs to adopt. I searched for hours trying to decide the perfect dog breed for Aaron and I. Finally, we decided on a beagle. When we adopted Marley they called him "beaglet #7" and the guy (mind you it was the same guy who said he was a she) said he looked to be mostly beagle. In the beginning of July, Aaron and I took Marley to the vet to have his blood taken for his breed test. We really wanted to get an idea how big he was going to get and what he really was, although, I was positive it was going to come back a beagle/german shepherd mix. So after weeks of anticipation, the results came back. He was neither! Not an ounce of beagle in him, at least nothing that was traceable. The test said he was "an extremely complex mixed breed dog" and that "results like Marley's are found in only 15% of mixed breed dogs in the U.S." They were able to pull out "distant traces" of a few different dogs: scottish terrier (are you serious?) shiba inu, siberian husky, and weimaraner. The official analysis let us know there was a chance that maybe we'll see some traits from these dogs. haha So now, we are officially $100 poorer and own an exotic mutt. BUT, it's okay because Marley, beagle or not, is a great dog! And really, could he be any cuter?

roommate reunion

this weekend aaron had two of his college roommates, mike and justin, in for the weekend. kelsey came out to visit too and we had a blast! friday we went golfing and saturday we went to shady maple (best breakfast ever) and out on aaron's parents boat. they also of course spent hours playing video games :) mike, justin, and kels- we had an awesome time and can't wait to have you out again!

sista and i

crazy as always :)

on the beach

aaron and mike

ahh sweet summer...

Summer is in full swing. Aaron and I are getting used to living a Morgantown and I'm enjoying some time off from school. We just spent the July 4th weekend with my (kristen's) family. Here are some pictures from our weekend at the cottage: mainly of my nephews Aidan (6) and Ethan(2) and our fast growing dog Marley.

Aidan with sparklers on the fourth

where Marley spent most of the weekend, in the shade

Our Marley dog

Ethan watching Uncle Aaron play games

Uncle Aaron and Ethan "fishing" (and for those of you that know Aaron, you realize how much he must love his nephew because he HATES fishing! haha)

the boys throwing rocks




Ethan and "mah-lee"

how can you say no to this face???

so, it's now been almost 2 months since we moved into our new house. when we were looking at the house aaron was really excited about the fact that the basement was finished because we could turn it into his "man cave." The thing he was probably the most excited about was getting himself a sweet flatscreen. So, last Tuesday was the day. Here's our latest addition... and my happy husband :) How can you say no to this???

our first visitors...

This weekend we got our first visitors- my parents! (kristen) They were our first guests to actually come and stay with us. Mom and Dad hadn't seen our house yet or met Marley. We had a great weekend!!! It was the typical weekend for when we visit each other- Mom and I hang out and shop while Aaron and Dad golf. However, this Saturday, Mom and I shopped with a purpose. She is making us a quilt to match our freshly painted navy and white bedroom. I'll post pictures of it when she finishes- it's going to be amazing! Dad and Aaron painted the two ugly striped walls in the basement along with golfing. Mom and Dad loved Marley... I think we going to convince them to get another dog ;) Anyway, we had an awesome weekend. Miss you guys already!!!