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Summer Lovin’.

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Just before all that Back-To-School stuff happened this week, we had to have one more summer fling. This is my new fave pic of Roses – the sandy cheeks get me every time.

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Gracie hasn’t quite been herself all week, but we decided her summer haircut is a great beach ‘do – so much easier to get all the sand out.

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And there was a lot of sand castles because the water was still a little chilly…apparently.

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But the cold water didn’t stop the big girls…

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…or stop them from working up an appetite.

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Addie found a new favorite big kid…

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and we all loved sharing one last summer afternoon filled with sun and good friends.

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Just checking in…

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…and restocking our suitcases before we head out again tomorrow.

Yeah, even though it couldn’t really be helped, our summer travel vacation plans kind of all got
smashed together into these few weeks.

This past weekend we got to crash Daddy and Uncle Jeff’s annual trip to Comic Con in San Diego.
The boys even took the girls to the convention for a few hours. The excitement before they headed out…

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…and Mommy and Aunt JB headed to their very happy place for a little spa day. It was all good.

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When all the girls reconvened at the resort, we had a very relaxing and beautiful weekend.

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Addie couldn’t look into the sun for the photo on the camera timer, but found a minute to pose in front of the waterfall…

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…and in some Rupunzel hair.

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It always amazes me that the girls find new friends everywhere they go.

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Maybe it is all of their ferocious energy that attracts them?

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Of course, they had to revisit their favorite part of the rooms at the Grand – the bathtub.
Addie is actually kneeling in there, that is how deep it is!

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And when they weren’t swimming in the bathtub, they perfected their jumps and flips in the big pools.

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It was indeed a fantastic weekend and great way to dive into our family vacation.

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So now we are packing it up and heading to Orlando. This time we are tagging along with Daddy as he does some work, and we are all excited about getting to explore DisneyWorld and go to Harry Potter World! Then we get a few days in Michigan to see all of our peeps up there. I’m just hoping we don’t melt in all of the humidity between the two states.

It’s Friday…I’m In Love.

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…In love with long weekends filled with nothing to do!

Well, there is always something to do. And if I consult our new little Summer To Do list, it appears we might not have enough weeks of summer left to get it all done.

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The only things on the list that we have to do this weekend are (1) feed the cats and (2) take care of the cats. Em and Ad are cat-sitting for Uncle Jeff and Aunt JB, and apparently Addie felt very strongly that they deserved TWO checks on our list.

I also love the last one she added today…playing with sisters and mom and dad. Definite great summer goal.

However, I can’t say I’m entirely in love with the fact that it is July 1st today. HOW did this happen? It feels like just yesterday that the girls were walking home with end-of-year goodies and report cards. Since then, we have completed an entire cycle of tennis camp. I’m not sure how much they learned tennis-wise, but Coach Ron said the girls were “delightful” and showed great promise for their age if they wanted to continue pursuing tennis. Heh. I’m sure he says that about all the girls.

They have both been swimming, swimming, swimming. We have had lots of free swims, they are both on swim teams, we’ve had the first of our weekly swim parties with friends, and we’ve been to the beach – well, there wasn’t much swimming at the beach since the water was 63 degrees, but there is nothing like being (even an hour) on an ocean beach.

And we got to share some love with Aunt Meesh and Uncle DJ this past weekend. They came for a visit sans kids for their anniversary. We did a little courtyard hula-ing and dancing…

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The girls got to go to their first real concert, Alison Krauss at the Greek theater. And of course, our entertaining standby – we got a little crazy in Disneyland…

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(I honestly don’t know. She might be trying to “lick” her sister? Who knows…)

And even though I’ve been vigilant with the sunscreen and hats – thanks to the awe-some weather – we are starting to see some Coppertone bottoms and a smattering of nose freckles around here…

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Next week after our little weekend stay-cation, my little Birdie is taking on a new adventure. Sewing camp.

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Oh you can bet your buttons that I am just about as excited as she is. We went fabric shopping downtown today, in the camp they will be making a tunic top and a skirt. She zeroed in on the pirate fabric the very first step into the cottons section and could not be dissuaded from it. So she has the pirates for the top and the polka-dots for the bottom. Stay tuned for a Crafty Tuesday creation, I’m thinking.

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And the best news to love today – we have finally booked our “family vacation” for the end of July/start of August. We are tagging along with J. to Orlando and then stopping in Michigan on our way back. We are all looking forward to the trip – but we have a lot of summer living to do before then, so I best be getting back to our list. Right now!