Brooke and Daddy Visit Ammy and Papa in Florida

Brooke and I got to go to Florida for a long weekend to visit Ammy, Papa and other family there.  We had a really nice trip visiting with everyone.  Brooke especially liked going to the Jungle Gardens with Ammy and playing with Skippy.

8 Year Wedding Anniversary

We went to dinner on our 8 year wedding anniversary at Waterman’s on the beach, ate outside, and I talked AJ into walking on the beach a bit.  I am happy to say that after 8 years of marriage and 13 years together we are still laughing!  I hope for many more years!

Father’s Day

This Father’s Day was a chill one for AJ because unfortunately he was sick the day before.  We started the morning off with him sleeping in and having a breakfast of a cheese omelet with chives from our garden, fruit, and real bacon.  Then he opened his second father’s day gift- rain boots!  He received a new prana swimsuit before our Sandbridge vacation as part one of his gifts.  We went to Five Guys for burgers for lunch, played in the back yard, and had dinner on the patio with ‘CHEESE!’ for dinner.  Happy Father’s Day AJ!  You are an amazing dad!

Sandbridge Family Vacation

I booked us a condo by the beach for 4 nights so we could have a family vacation this summer.  We hoped that Alex would do well traveling now that he was older and he had transitioned into a big boy bed.  He did a great job sleeping in a twin bed with Brooke in her own twin bed.  They had a lot of fun except Brooke was not very happy to be woken up an hour earlier every morning by him poking her in the face and wanting to play (I guess she didn’t realize that Mommy gets up everyday and plays with him until she finally decides to get up).  Both kids had a great time at the beach and we had better than predicted weather.  Mostly we stayed at our condo complex and went to the beach and pool everyday.  Our condo was north facing and had a great view of the ocean and Back Bay.  The great thing about Sandbridge is that with the exception of a few restaurants, one store, and one ice cream place, it is largely residential so it is very quiet and peaceful. One night we went to ice cream and the last night we went to a nearby park.  We really enjoyed spending time with each other on vacation, it was relaxing and fun for everyone.