hot fun in the summertime...

my lack of posts on this blog is no indication of our summer....it has been busy busy busy....and we're having lots of fun along the way! the boys have been in camp 4 mornings a week, and typically we head to the pool in the afternoon. andrew has been doing private swim lessons and has made great improvements this summer!

here are some highlights of our adventures thus far....

CARS 2...

i was able to score 4 tickets to a private screening of CARS 2 the weekend it opened. i'm not sure who was more excited about this....we ALL know how much i heart FREE stuff! in addition to the free tickets, the kids each scored a CARS 2 tshirt, a color changing water bottle and a snack pack for the movie! despite my thinking that the movie was way over their heads, with the whole espionage theme, the boys seemed to really enjoy it. personally, i think CARS was a much better flick!

BEACH WEEK 2011...and the "I DO's"

as is tradition, we headed down to corolla, nc for a week of sun, fun, surf and....a wedding! yes, this year was special, in that, chris and morgan (my sister's bro in law and his now wife) tied the knot while we were there. it made for an extra special vaca! a few other highlights of the trip were...

*climbing the corolla lighthouse

*andrew swimming in the pool on his own

*watching andrew LOVE the ocean and the beach

*the four cousins having a sleepover every night...

and the BIGGEST highlight of the week, was that this was the first year (in 8 years of doing this trip) that neither my sis nor i had to bring a pack-n-play or diapers!!!!

STEVE SONGS...

another summer tradition of ours, is to see steve songs at wolf trap. i believe this was our 4th year! this time we made our way there with neighbors and we ALL had a blast! we almost didn't go, because the forecast was for over 100 degrees....and it is always 10 degrees hotter and stuffier in those good ol' woods! we made it though, with water bottles & fans in tow...and the temps were actually bearable!

STAY TUNED...

with about 4 weeks of summer remaining, we still have several fun things planned, including a trip to baltimore and also the cameron run water park.

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beach and beyond...

we are back from our travels to corolla, nc (the beach) and dallas, tx (family reunion)...and i came back to some FABULOUS deals! but...before i get to those..let me share some of our memories with you...

andrew & sarah seeking out the enemy for watergun fights

one of the ONLY pics of jacob...he wasn't a big fan of the beach!

the gang going to feed the turtes...minus jacob - he was asleep already

ladies day at the spaaaaahhhh!!!

nanny enjoying the ocean with andrew & lauren

cozy in bed!

date night...after a few beers, if you couldn't tell!

sarah & andrew jump the waves

andrew "surfing"

annual family pic

awww man that's cold water!

we really had a great time at the beach...as always! we are so blessed to have such a wonderful family to spend time with and enjoy a vacation together!!!

after 3 days at home and lots of laundry to be done, we were off to dallas, tx for the fey (derek's mom's side) family reunion. we had never been to dallas, so we took advantage of the time and did a few touristy things...and a whole lot of hanging out with the fam. aunt jane and uncle dave have a beautiful home (with an awesome pool) and provided us with such wonderful hospitality. i truly did not want to leave tx and head back to reality! here are some of our memories...

waiting to board the plane

this horsey tire swing was so cool!!!

j takes a turn

andrew in his giddy up

going for a spin...hummer style!

j was in love with baby janie

the boyz

jodi explains that we can't possibly take henry on that train in the 100+ degree weather...instead we'll go shopping!

the kiddos aboard the train

money that the robbers handed out...i know, it's backwards...robbers are supposed to take your money...not on this train!

cattle drive at stockyards station

final meal at cracker barrel...where else?!?!?

amelia & henry

andrew & jacob

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