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!
Our garden has taken off in leaps and bounds yielding: zucchini, strawberries, onions, and cucumbers. This is a picture of our first zucchini harvest followed by many more which necessitated giving them to several neighbors to share the wealth. AJ says we can only have one zucchini plant next year because they are so high yield. We are still waiting on our carrots and bell peppers to be ready a little later in the summer. There is nothing as satisfying as going into your backyard to gather vegetables for dinner.
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.
We had a date night tonight going to a local brewery that we had wanted to try since Alex was born. Big Ugly Brewery is right in our backyard now and they had some delicious beers.
