Family Day on the River & Sydni's Birthday Party!

My family is here today!

It's not often that my parents and sister come down to Cincinnati to visit, but today was that day, and it was awesome. My mom, dad, Heidi & her son Jonathan made the trip from Mt. Vernon to spend the day with us, which we decided would happen on the river.

We'll start the photo reel off with my mom, who cracks me up like nothing else. This is her, before the boat has even fully left the boat trailer on the loading dock. Sydni doesn't even have her life jacket on yet; I think mom got hers on while we were still in the truck ;)

oh, mom (: 

Then there's my dad, looking as dapper as could be ;)

♥♥♥♥

give it a go, dad ;) 

We stopped for only a brief moment, far up the river to test out the waters, but decided quickly that today just wasn't the day for all of that. Instead, we set our sights back downstream to the LBYC for some lunch.

sister! ♥♥

pre-lunch siesta

Once we stopped at LBYC, it was lunch and then the most important item on the agenda: Birthday Presents!! 

it's time!!!

reading cards

art set

crazy sand! 

you & me 

It was finally time to load up and head on back.

syd's new baby! 

hugs from aunt heidi!

love this candid of heidi in the background! ;) 

With birthday presents in tow, we headed back to the house, where the fun continued.

my little girl, and her little girl!

so. stinkin'. sweet.

Unfortunately, Heidi & Jonathan were due back in Mt. Vernon, so they left as the evening approached. My parents were in for the night though, so we ordered pizza, found some movies and tested out some of Sydni's new gifts while we waited on our food.

kinetic sand with nana! 

I couldn't have asked for more out of today. I'm so happy they were able to come down!

xo | cmd