The Beach...Vacation Pt.2

After our stay in Orlando we headed to beach.  Our hotel manager was gracious enough to lend his shark tooth shovel for some pretty fun hunting at Venice Beach.

Theo was more about eating and sleeping his first time to the beach.  We probably should've timed the trip different from his nap time, but sometimes excitement gets the best of all of us.


Ezra thought he was in charge with the shovel.


Jude and daddy were definitely successful in their shark tooth hunt.  They found four teeth!!!

Disney Vacation 2016

Our summer began with a family vacation.  A lot of "firsts" for us.  This was our first vacation as a family of five, first flight for the boys, first time to fly as a parent...and let me tell ya, it is not for the faint of heart ;), and of course for our little Theo everything was basically a first.

Disney Springs.  I would be here every weekend if I lived in Orlando.  The food, shopping, and entertainment leave little to be desired.  We took the boys to the new T-Rex Restaurant and goodness, did they love the excitement.  Honestly, this place was a kids' dream to eat at.  And of course Jude loves the LEGO store so much that we went twice in the same night. Ha!

And then it was off to Magic Kingdom!!!

When we weren't riding rides, eating yummy corn dogs, drinking frozen lemonades, watching shows, we were hanging out by Cinderella's castle, because...that castle! Oh and visiting Mickey and getting to chat with him for a few minutes may have been as much of a highlight as last year's visit.  

Tree Farm Tradition + Back To Blogging

Hello there, old + familiar blog world.  Goodness, it's been awhile + boy oh boy, A LOT has happened.  Life hasn't offered a lot of free time lately, so I assume if I am going to keep up in this space that I love dearly I will have to do exactly what I am doing right now...work while the house sleeps.  Anyhow, I know I have a lot to catch up on {I am not even going to mention the serious need for a blog facelift + update}, but that will come in time.  Today I will just tell you that it's good to be back + I wanted to share some pics of our yearly visit to the tree farm to get our Christmas tree.  It was unseasonably warm day yesterday (50ish) + we were able to enjoy it even more than usual.  Matt brought his two-man saw in which he + Jude cut down the most perfect tree.  Today will be all about decorating it while watching Christmas movies.  Let the holiday season begin!! XO

Jude Starts Preschool!

Cue the waterworks...Jude starts preschool this week.  Thankfully, he is at mommy's school, so he is near We are so proud of this boy + excited for him as joins a world of learning, friendships, + fun.