LOVE this face!!!

It's amazing this sweet face isn't chapped. I chew on it ALL THE TIME!

Open House - Beach House

Mom and Dad had an open house last weekend at the beach house, and we went for another weekend. (Twist our arms!) We happened to bring gummy bugs for Graham's special snack. He was fascinated by them!! Shelly and Jason were able to come down and they brought the girls. And Dean and Reid came up and tried kiteboarding again. (The wind died down.) Another fun time!

Beach House with Friends

We went to my parents' beach house with friends a few weekends ago - The Ziemers, Sabins, and Dean. What a fun time! And what amazing food we ate! Eggs benedict, homemade pancakes, steaks and chicken on the grill....and, of course, amazing coffee drinks by our own resident barista, Dean. The kids had a blast! One of my favorite times is taking the kids out to the beach after dinner but before dessert. They find the ghost crabs, and all kinds of "evening" critters.

Such wonderful, relaxing time with friends!! We loved being with all of you!!

Funny Shoes

Graham found June's nice white shoes and immediately put them on to dance around. Made me laugh hysterically!

Cookies

One of Graham's favorite apps on my iPad is "Cookie Doodle". It's really quite amazing. He makes his own batter - mixes all the ingredients together on the screen. Shakes the screen for the salt, tilts the screen for the vanilla, actually cracks the eggs, mixes, bakes, decorates, etc. Well, Jennifer brought cookies for the kids to make together, and Graham was so excited! To be making cookies but also to have more time with the two little ladies!

Happy Fellas

Summer at the Beach House

It is FINALLY summer at the beach house!!! And we have been there two out of the last four weekends. We've finally gotten some use out of those 4 paddle boards we bought for the house last year!! It is so relaxing at the beach. And without TV, we're really enjoying time together. Talking, reading, relaxing. And really not being connected to the outside world. (There is wi-fi, though.) Graham is such a water bug. He goes to the beach after breakfast and stays there until it's nap time. And he easily take an almost 3 hour nap each day. He doesn't stop! He loves the outdoor shower! Particularly since it's home to two little frogs. And, I've truly settled into my role of Mom to two boys. I am picking up more bugs these days. The same bugs that used to send me jumping on top of furniture to get away from them. Oh my!