july happenings: weeks three and four

Our first two weeks in July were spent driving to, enjoying, and returning from the beach - then, of course doing the piles of laundry and getting back to normal.  Regular life commenced for the second half of the month.  :-)

A rainy Tuesday called for our first movie theater movie in a long time!  We went to see "Inside Out" and it was amazing.  Much, much better than I was expecting!  Asher and Hadley love going to the movies and really enjoyed the treat.

The house is coming along nicely, but is still a few weeks away from being finished (about 6 weeks past our original estimated closing date - boo).  We stopped by to check on some things and the kids loved seeing "new house".  :-)

Asher got a BIG treat this week and went to a Yankees game with his grandparents!  It's lucky we live in NJ now because this poor boy had NO Yankees shirts and we were able to pick one up at Target.  #targetforthewin

I think he had fun.  ha!

Asher goes to summer day camp next week and I had to personalize his backpack, of course!  He'll use it for school and I didn't feel 100% comfortable putting his name on it, so we compromised with initials.  The backpack is from Pottery Barn Kids, but their embroidery has left me disappointed a few times so I chose to do it myself.  Worked out great!

beach pics - 2015

As is now our annual tradition I took some photos of Asher and Hadley at the beach.  These two are just the best.  :-)

2014:

Wahhh - they are getting too big!

oh dear.

If it was up to me, the ruffle bubble season of life for little girls would be much, much longer.

life's a beach - 2015

Over the week of July 4th we took our annual trip with Drew's family to Charleston and the beach!  The view from our room was two thumbs up.

The kids both loved the beach and water this year so it was especially fun!  These three are the best.  :-)

This guy was impossible to keep out of the water!  His first few years he wouldn't even put a toe in, so it's especially exciting to see him loving the ocean.

Hadley meanwhile made friendly with her uncles.  ha!  If there's a 2 inch space Hadley will fit.

One morning I woke up extra early for some reason, so I walked to the beach by myself to enjoy the sunrise and have my quiet time.  So very beautiful.

We had a bit of rain, but every day had lots of sun and there were no complaints from anyone!

When Drew and I were in Grand Cayman we visited a starfish bay where there were 100s of them all together.  I never expected to find one in the ocean, but this little guy tumbled right to my feet.

Asher was proud of his shell.  :-)

On the 4th of July all the cousins got dressed alike so we could celebrate (and take a grandparent Christmas card photo ;-) ).  They are so cute!

This little lady, though.  

We had such a fun week!  Can't wait until next year!