D. Family Coffee Break

Bug's latest report card. *Update since this report card was distributed: Bug now asks "why?"...a lot. Bug is a big girl now and is learning a ton from her new big kid classroom.  She is currently learning lessons on letting others lead.  With her personality, I'm sure this is a lesson Bug will be learning again and again over her lifetime. What can I say?  Some people are just born leaders.  :)  Speaking from experience (uh-hem), being a leader is great, but a good leader also means giving others the opportunity to take the lead.  I'm almost 30 and have yet to master this.  So as we enter into the so-called "terrible two's," I'm hoping that Bug will learn a lot about sharing her teachers, her friends, and taking turns.  These are big hopes for this phase of her life because let's face it- this me-centric almost two stage can sometimes be a pain.  :P Anyhoo...here's what we've been up to- vintage style. :) Hanging ...

Happy 23 months and 3 days to Bug! New development as of yesterday- she now refers to herself by her middle name, Christy. For the long weekend, we headed to Arizona for some Conner-Milne-Dressler fun!  You may be wondering why we'd travel to the hottest place in life during the heat wave.  Well, when you're sitting in a pool for more than 5 hours a day, drinking cocktails, and surrounded by laughter, you barely notice the heat. :)  Thank you, Uncle Jason and Auntie Kristin ("Keesteen" to Bug) for being such awesome hosts! After arriving in Arizona, I took a test shot with the camera and someone snuck in the background.  Cute and creepy all at the same time. 4th of July.  Early start in the pool before everyone else woke up. These two breakfast buddies.  Buggy teaching Uncle Scott about colors during breakfast. Uncle Jason the police officer. We may or may not have told Buggy that he would put he...