July started with a very fun holiday weekend. The weekend was a perfect balance of visiting friends and family and some much needed downtime at home to continue working on things around the house. Our friends Laura and Brian were in town from Virginia (one of my old college roomies) so they came to the house for some dessert and drinks along with another one of my bestie's Amy. It was a great night to sit outside on our patio and catch up. I really miss those girls!
My baby sister Mandy and her husband Nigel were also in town, so the Carnaghi side came over for some dinner on Sunday, and Monday completed the long weekend with a trip to New Lenox to watch the parade with Nana and Papa, and get some swimming in at Grandma and Grandpa's pool. Lots of fun!!
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| Nige and Jon |
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| deep in concentration, corn husking |
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| sisters |
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| Olivia with Nana and Papa at the Mokena parade |
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| catching lightning bugs before the fireworks start |
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| Mom prefers glow jewelry over sparklers at this age :) |
After the 4th, we began getting ready for our trip to Montana! We were so excited to be able to travel as a family and go to visit Jon's brother Ben. Ben moved from Hawaii to Montana last year, with his girlfriend Lisa to open a restaurant/bar and casino called the BuckSnort. We were dying to see how it was going for them! There was also going to be a reunion with some of Carla's cousins, so it was going to be great to see everyone!
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| First trip to the carousel - Jon, Olivia, Gramps, and Carla |
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| Olivia and Mom at Dragon Hollow |
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| basketball with Daddy at Splash Montana |
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| Olivia and Mom in Bison National Park |
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| Brothers |
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| Olivia and Uncle Ben with Bear |
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balloon tiger having a snack on the flight home
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It was a great trip and a lot of fun!! We were so grateful to have been given the opportunity to fly out there and stay with Ben!!
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