HHI - Such Cute Kiddos

took the kids outside for 10 minutes before dinner our 2nd night to be sure we got some cute photos of them.  can't you just feel their giddiness busting out of the photos??

HH - Day 2

BEACH!!







we saw a bunch of jellyfish.  at one point, mason got stung (thankfully shannon was super prepared and had vinegar).  we found them on the beach.  we cut them in half to see their insides.  we threw them back into the ocean (shannon doing that here)



loving the sand...





and the surf....

we pretty much smiled all day.  :)

July 4th Week - Day 1

We had such a fun week in HH this summer.  We went with Shannon and Mason and the Hulls - and my mom joined us for the very end.  Can't wait to make a little photo book from our trip.  Mike is still in shock over the amount we spent on ice cream each night and the crazy traffic jams getting onto the island.  Other than that, everything was perfect.  :)

The first night we walked 100 steps to the Salty Dog cafe shopping/restaurant area and ate pizza.  Perfect way to gear up for the fun!

Visiting the Schuberts

In July, the boys and I went to see Lindsey, Jason and Adelaide. Lindsey and Jason modeled for me for about 10 minutes so I could prepare for a wedding and engagement shoot. Aren't they cute?


And, check out cute, cute adelaide....












The boys and Bodie stayed with Lindsey and Jason for two nights while I was in DC to work (the boys gave them a run for their money -- Noah wet the air mattress one night; Griffin pooped in his pants one day b/c he didn't want to stop playing; Bodie pooped on the floor; no recollection what Miles did -- maybe spilled his milk?  I was in shock since the boys hadn't done those things in ions....total bizarro....and after I got over my extreme guilt of it all, i thought it might be slightly funny after the fact since SO MANY things happened).  Lindsey and Jason - you guys are the AMAZING.  :)

When I got back, Lindsey and I took the boys to a little town nearby for some swimming and ice cream.  The ice cream came from a tiny speciality shop and they only had a few flavors.  Noah and Griffin ordered cookie dough (1st time).  They loved the first 3 bites, then it was too sweet.  Noah started sobbing saying, "I made a bad choice....its too tasty!"  "Too tasty" turned into a new favorite phrase this summer....  haha

Noah's New Bike

Noah inherited Miles' bike when Miles upgraded to a 20inch frame.  It was clear pretty quickly that it was too small for Noah (his knees were always super bent while he petaled).  While we were at the beach (post about that later) we could tell that Noah was ready for a bigger bike -- so the day after we got home we raced to the bike shop and got one.  He picked out the same bike as Miles but in green.  He LOVES it!  Noah's old bike now has training wheels on it and Griffin is zooming around.  Wonder how fast we can teach him to ride a two-wheeler?  :)