Celebrating Summer

Leaving behind gloomy June weather, we spent a week-long trip enjoying family and sunshine. Lucie and Ryan basked in the warm weather, taking advantage of every opportunity they could to swim, splash, jump waves, and get as wet as possible.

The water fun began at Grandma and Grandpa's, where L & R hit the pool with Grandpa for evening "night swimming", a favorite tradition. They loved going swimming after dinner, especially when it meant enjoying their brownie dessert in the pool.

Later in the week, we visited Tate's neighborhood park, complete with a water area. The three cousins ran from fountain to fountain, gleefully anticipating where the next spray of water would shoot out and catch them by surprise. Tate's favorite trick was to stand right on top of the spray, letting the water balloon out his Nemo swim trunks. Lucie and Ryan thought that was hilarious.

At Gigi and Papa's, we spent a gorgeous day at the beach. Each time they returned from jumping in waves, Lucie, Ryan and Tate would plead with Papa, "Can we go again, Papa? Please? Now?" Lucky for them, they have a Papa who enjoys the water just as much as they do and was more than happy to take them out.

After all this water play, Lucie and Ryan crashed hard at night. Now that they sleep in "big kid beds", I have some great pictures of their new sleeping set-ups at grandparents' houses, and of course photos of sweet new cousin, Caleb. We pulled off some interesting diaper changes with two cousins and a big brother helping out. More to come soon....