So NICE to have a NEW NIECE!

The Weber boys have been waiting for 9 months to find out if we were going to have a boy cousin or girl cousin added to the family! On July 23rd, Aunt Katie had a GIRL!!! It is the first girl on the Butcher side of cousins! Meet Reese Catherine Merrill...

The boys and I were sitting in the movie theater when I got the text from Ronnie about this sweet angel! I was crying I was so happy and excited for them!!

Love this photo of Drew, Reese, and Katie!

So, like I said we were at the movie theater when we found out. The movie was over about 15 minutes later and within 30 minutes the boys and I were out shopping for GIRL clothes!! Here is our loot! 

I had tickets booked for Ethan and I to go visit the new baby on Sunday (she was born on Thursday) and I am SOOO glad I didn't book them any longer out than 3 days because I could not WAIT to go snuggle her! 

 Sunday Ethan and I were off to Florida! So glad I brought him along, it was great alone time with my big boy! Also good that Brad had some bonding time with Luke. They did all sorts of things while we were gone. Sunday they went on a walk and this was the outfit Brad dressed Luke in....

 He is obsessed with these fake glasses he got at a birthday party. No lenses in them, just rims.

 On the plane.... Grandma Lori had to wait in Tampa for us to come and we got picked up by Ronnie. Headed straight to the Merrill's house and I stole that little girl!

So sweet, calm, and lovable!!!

I finally let grandma have a hold.

 new bow

 After Drew went down, Ethan snagged some snuggles, too! Ethan had a blast playing with Drew!

 We made play dough...

Poolside!

 Swam, swam, and swam some more. It was pretty raining but Ethan jumped in the pool about every opportunity he could get between rain clouds! He was LOVING the feeling of a private pool!

The sleeping angel....

 

There are her beautiful eyes.....

 More snuggles from Ethan

It was soooo hard to say goodbye on Thursday night not knowing when we would see the Merrill's again! It was so fun being there with grandma Lori, Katie, Drew, Ronnie, an Reese!! 

Ethan was the best traveler ever!! Early morning flight on the way down and a late night flight on the way back. He rocked it!! 

Miss this Miss Reese so much already!!!

Here is what Luke was up to the week we were gone....

 Moondogs game with Pioneer

 Vikings training camp. Luke had a killer video doing a Play 360 obstacle course! 

Then on Wednesday Brad had meetings in Okoboji, so Connie met up with him and brought Luke to Holstein to play on the farm. 

 Beau and Luke doing some raking

 I missed this crazy guy!! I got to see him on Friday. 

So, that is how our July ended, a new niece, a trip to Florida for mom and Ethan, Luke a trip to the farm and dad had meetings.