Summer Fun and Future

So I know it's been an extremely long time since I've updated. I won't make excuses as to why, but life can really get in the way! Blogging is a passion of mine, so I've promised myself to stay up to date. One of the perks of being a teacher is of course...summers off! Me and the kids are thoroughly enjoying our summer break together. This has been our schedule so far....sleep late (around 9ish), pool, swimming lessons for Andrew, beach, play outside, lots of visits to Chick fil A for lunch, and more trips to the beach! It's been wonderful being able to spend so much quality time with the kids. Andrew will lay back in the pool and say, "Ahhh, this is the life!" haha..he watches too much tv!
We spent the 4th of July holiday down at the beach. We had to come home today because Lacie had a vet appointment, Andrew has swimming lessons tomorrow, and we have an appointment at the bank tomorrow (I'll get into that one later).  Our neighborhood always hosts a parade, huge cookout, beach music band (Tommy Black and Blooz) and they end the night with fireworks. Here are a few pics of our weekend...

anxiously awaiting the parade

It was great to spend so much time together as a family, I hope I'm creating great memories for my kids.

On to the bank appointment. Derek and I have been planning on building a house at some point. We have talked about it for years, but the timing has never been exactly right. We live in a beautiful house, it was my great grandparent's house and it's in great condition. We just have NO room! This will be the first major thing Derek and I have done together since we've been married. We've bought cars, furniture etc., had children, but this is a huge undertaking. We are meeting just to learn what loan options are there and to figure out where to start. We have some house plans in mind, we just need to meet with a builder. So wish us luck! I'll update you tomorrow on how our appointment goes.