Summer Lovin' {Kids Edition}

I tried not to schedule too many activities for the kids, but I did put them in a few camps in July.  One was a two day mini dance/magic camp.  She loved creating a wand to cast spells and wearing this silly mask.  She kept trying to turn Bradley into different animals.

Our babysitter cancelled one Friday so we had to break off into teams. Brooke went with Joe to go to one of the houses. Bradley accompanied me to a few appointments. 

Baby girl wasn't feeling too hot, and she wanted a nice warm drink to sip on.

She did get well enough to attend her last day at Fairy Camp--they marched in a little parade around the school in their wings, crown & with a wand.

I felt bad her wings didn't have any glitter because she missed 2 days when she was sick. :(  Brother wanted to be a part of the parade too!

We were able to sped a Sunday at Grandma's. The kids just loved feeding the chickens.

Mr. Bradley had a 3 day mini camp as well!  He was so excited to put on a little backpack and "go to school."

Brooke was an excellent big sister and told him how much fun he'd have.

He did pretty well!! The teacher said Monday he got a little teary halfway through asking for "Brookie" and that he missed her.   Wednesday was water day and he didn't want to play in the water, but he loved being outside.

Friday came and he cried when I dropped him off, but the teachers said he was totally fine 5 minutes later and had a ball playing with other kids.  He made 3 pieces of art work and still shows them off to me, as they hang on our fridge.

Brooke went to Nana & Papa's so I had the boys all to myself one evening!

We stopped for burgers and fries down in Sea Breeze.

Joe took us to this adorable little beach.

Bradley just loved throwing stones & sand.

It's nice to not have a baby eating sand at a beach, I must say! I miss the squish of a baby, but having little kids is really fun.

And of course laying in it and rolling around.

Summer is slipping away and I feel Autumn trying to sneak up on us.  We've been able to do a few more fun activities, so I'll be sharing those as well.

Beach Day

After hitting up Wal-Mart for some Summer clothes for the kids, Joe was out and about washing his car, running to the bank etc and texted me that I should meet him at the beach with the kids.

I think it took me 15 minutes to scramble suits, bags, toys, sunscreen and we were on our way!

In 8.5 years I don't think I've ever seen him enjoy our beach so much! I'm not sure who had more fun in the sand, Joe or the kids!

On a whim I bought this $15 set of sand toys hoping they'd play with them at least one time at the beach this Summer.

I had no idea they'd be put right to good use~

I cannot stand how cute he is with his hat on.

The water was obviously still cold, but they loved it!

Bradley has no fear and wanted to go right in.

The perfect view!

Joe was a little bummed that he couldn't see his mote in action, but I assured him we'd be back again this season.  Everyone was covered in sand and Bradley may have eaten some, but it was so much fun.

So I was totally mid-cleanse and decided with the holiday weekend and the almost 90 degree days, I had to push pause.  I totally enjoyed a chocolate ice cream cone with my loves and don't regret it one bit.

Brooke went for the vanilla and Daddy & Bubs shared watermelon sorbet.

She received lots of compliments on her new Elsa dress.

Both kids fell asleep on the way home (15 minutes!) and were still tired the next day. 

Summer 16 is gonna be a good one, I can't wait for all the fun we're going to have!

Beach Bums [Day 3]

There isn't a whole lot more convince than rolling out of bed and putting on a bikini.  We simply exhausted ourselves at the beach the day before, and figured the best thing to do again, would be to beach it.  It was a tough choice, lay out for a bit then eat? Or eat first then lay out…#vacayproblems

We laid out here for the day (that's the outdoor like restaurant we ended up eating dinner at this night!)

Joe was fascinated with this shark he saw, so he would look for it all of the time!

#beachselfies

I need to frame this one.

I tell ya, it was pretty rough, but somehow I managed to get through the day!

Hubs caught me on camera…a little drunk in love style…

Then I saw him.

The infinity pool was beautiful but we didn't go in it. Next time!  We can't wait to bring Brooke. We face timed with her on the beach haha!

If you like Pina Coladas!?

Here we go again with the pre-dinner, waiting for my hubby selflies… I felt super cute in my summer clothes, I just couldn't help it!

Cause I'm all artsty like that.

Can we go back now?  I miss you St. Martin!! And I must say, working out 2x a day, eating the right foods and supplementing properly, SURE made me feel and look my best.  Crazy!