July 31, 2009

June and July! and our 80th post!

This is our 80th post! Wow! June and July have sure flown by!
June 18th Tony and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! On June 20th Tony's brother Keith and his fiance Jenny were married! The wedding was held at a park in Ohio and was very casual. It was so much fun and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Taylor really enjoyed being able to play wherever she wanted, and she loved meeting all the new people. It was a great day of ceremony, play and swimming!



Fathers Day was spent enjoying the sun and Milford. We went out to eat at Milford House and walked around downtown. Tony got what he really wanted: relaxation!


June 24th Taylor, Tony and I headed up to Tawas to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We were blessed with wonderful weather, and we enjoyed every minute of it! We went to Tawas Point where Taylor and Tony swam in the freezing water, went on a bike ride along the point, and played in the sand. We visited in West Branch for a day and enjoyed some shopping. We also went to Oscoda for their art fair on the beach! Taylor had a lot of fun playing in Sand Lake and running around the cabin! We rode our bikes around the lake every morning, and we of course enjoyed eating at G's Pizza and making friends at Marions!








Two years ago this month (July 5th to be exact) we met our precious little Taylor! It is hard to imagine life without her, and everyday she reminds us of how lucky we are.

July 5th 2007:


July 4th 2009:


July has been full of fun. Our neighbors and us had a 4th of July party with food fun on the lake and fireworks. Taylor enjoyed swimming in her clothes (see the picture above!), and really loved the fireworks. She loved playing with Isabella and Gianna. Taylor enjoyed having our friends Mike, Corrie and especially Tony over too. She really liked Tony and seemed to follow him around! It was a lot of fun with great people.


During July Taylor also got to spend some time with her Uncle Nicky! She loves him so much. It was great for them to have some time together.


July 22nd we went to see "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" with our friend Alyssa and her two kids Brayden and Cheyene. It poured the whole time, and all the adults were crowed under the umbrellas, but the kids wanted to be out in the rain! It was a good time!



To end the busy month, Taylor and I went to Canton's Summit Park to spend some time with Heather, Aubrie and Mark. Taylor was so excited, and the girls played so well. After all the heat and action of the day it was great to relax and have some ice cream!



11 comments:

Susan said...

great update!!! Looks like ya'll have been keepin busy and havin fun!! Taylor just keeps gettin cuter-love her long hair.

I so remember following your blog when you met taylor..wow, 2 years ago. :) today is our anniversary of leaving Florida to get to Kostanai to meet Ms. Leeza! It's crazy to think it's been a year already!

Congrats on your 5 year anniversary too! :)

keep the updates coming-I still read! :)

Dana said...

Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary and your 2 year anniversary with Taylor. She looks like she's gotten so much taller since I saw you Kazapalooza! That picture of her by the couch with the jeans on makes her look so tall. I love to see an update on you all!

Debbie said...

Looks like you all had a great time at the Summit wish I could have joined you all. Congrats on 5 years and I will see you in a couple of weeks to Mongo on the 22nd. Miss you guys
Debbie

John & Jenny Morgan said...

Taylor looks so big in that picture by the couch! She's grown so much in the past two years! I have read your blog religiously since you met Taylor, and I hope that you'll continue to update it periodically.

a said...

Wow! Has it been 2 years since that fateful day we passed each other curiously along the hot and humid corridor at the Min of Education in Kaz? Unbelievable...look where it has taken us...La Vita Belle!

Anonymous said...

I can't believe it has been 2 years!! All of your pictures are adorable as always. Glad to see you are having a good summer and enjoying this weird Michigan weather. We have not made it to Tawas once yet, but we are still hoping.

I will email you later and tell you where we are with our adoption; we are at least back in the saddle for whatever thats worth:)

Take care!

Heidi

Maren and Peter said...

Congrats on knowing your little Tay for two years. It still seems like almost yesterday that we met you all. And congrats too on your anniversary!

Rebekah Collins said...

Hey Maegan,

Thanks for keeping me on your mailing list. Your daughter looks as cute, spunky, and feisty as you. When do you hope to graduate from EMU?

Bethany said...

She's so big! :)
I miss you guys! And I think Tay misses her some Aunt Beth!! Glad you guys are having a fun summer! Love ya!

Michelle said...

Hello Van Sants
Still checking in on the blog too, even though we have facebook : )
Love the pictures.
Congrats on 2yrs with Taylor!!

Jila said...

I love reading updates and am glad you're still doing them. Congrats on the two year anniversary. She's so adorable.