The new Indianapolis Colts

We had a much needed date day this past Sunday and had the opportunity to go to our first Colts game of the year.  It was a perfect day, the roof was open at Lucas, a great breeze going through the stadium, a day away with my husband (sans kiddos), and spending time with our friends Mike and Erin and also my Mom and Ralph.  And the Colts came away with a victory!  Thanks for the tickets Mom and Ralph- we had a great time!!

Lucy- 5 months

Little Lucy is not so little any more!  She is 5 months old, and starting to get chubby and fabulously squeezy:)  I mean, check out those thighs!  I just love this girl- she lights up my day each and every day.  She sleeps through the night, she has thunderous belly laughs, she is starting to eat peas and squash and other veggies, she rolls around on the floor like a crazy woman... she is just awesome.  Check out this sweet girl...

6 girls... and Ben

Ben is one of 7 grandchildren for my Mom.  And the poor guy is surrounded by girls!  He doesn't ever seem to care though- they get together and just play and play and wear each other out.  Ben loves these girls.  We've had the opportunity to get together a few times recently, here are a few of my favorite pics.

Here comes the Bride

I can't believe our little sister Lindley is getting married!  And to make it all seem more real, we had a wedding shower for her this past weekend.  She is all grown up and will make the most beautiful bride!  Our theme was champagne and lace (and okay, it was chocolate too).  We had a wide array of chocolate-y dessert bites for everyone to sample, and some fruity champagne to sip on while doing so.  Hard to find something wrong with that!!

Lin- I'm so honored to be a part of your wedding party.  I am such a lucky girl to have you as a little sister!  We love you and Frank and can't wait to celebrate with you in October!

A break, if you can call it that

Pretty much the only break I've taken over the last 6 weeks is from blogging.  Otherwise, life has been going.  Full.  Force.  I have found truth to the statement that my Mom used to always make, and I never really understood... "There just aren't enough hours in the day."

Let's see, so Lucy is 4 months old now, and most people would admit that mothers with small babies should rightfully be tired.  Add in a 2 and a 1/2 year old, going back to work full time, and oh yeah, we moved... WHEW!!  Life has been hectic, but we are finally starting to hit our groove and get back into the swing of what can be defined as our new "normal."

So my goal is to do a better job of keeping up with this blog.  I really love doing it, for my own memories of my family growing and changing, and so that my extended family and friends can keep up with the Vollmer's!  With that being said, there are some exciting events coming up.  Visits from cousins, Nick's elk hunt, wedding events for Frank and Lin... can't wait for it all!

I'm excited to share some updated pictures of the kids.  Lucy literally looks like a different girl every day because she is changing and growing so much!  Here are her 3 month, and then 4 month pictures... what a cutie!!  Hard to believe it's the same baby when you look back at the 1 and 2 month pics.

Lucy also got to meet a new friend, Olivia.  Mike and Erin had her on August 1st, and just like Owen is to Ben, I'm sure she will be Lucy's best friend:)

From youngest to oldest... baby sisters and their big brothers!

Such a big girl sitting in her Bumbo!  

Some of you may already know, but Ben is a gold medalist for the marshmallow toss.  Priceless.

Sold!!

It's official- the house on 15201 Smithfield Drive will only be home to the Vollmer family for about 3 more weeks.  With a relatively spur of the moment decision to put our house on the market mid-June, Nick and I were a little shocked when it sold in just three short days!!  So the house hunting began and we found a beautiful new house that has the space (and storage) that we need, and now it's just a matter of time before we call that house our home.

And so, the packing begins.  Not only do we find ourselves with just a few weeks to pack up, but I also go back to work from my maternity leave on Monday, so we definitely have our work cut out for us!  Luckily we have such wonderful friends and family who have already been generous in giving us helping hands:)

August 1st is moving day- wish us luck!!

The Sunshine State

To celebrate selling our house and having a little time left before going back to work, Nick and I took the kids down to Florida for a week at the end of June.  We went to Clearwater- one of our favorite places to visit as Mom and Ralph are always so generous to let us stay at the condo (makes vacation pretty affordable!).  The weather and a few other unfortunate events threw us a few curve balls this year, but we didn't let that keep us down.  We had a great time despite tropical storm Debby and her aftermath!

I loved spending this week with my 3 favorite people.  Can't wait for our next trip!