10.06.2014

Beach Thursday


We got SO much beach time in this year!! And by we, I mean Jaden and me. Steve made it a couple of times, but Jaden and I really took advantage of our ward's Relief Society weekly beach outing. It was so fun for both of us to hang out with friends and explore the outdoors, beach style.  I'm sold on Beach Thursday and can't wait for next year!!

Shark!!


Mitzi and her bumbo-boogieboard contraption for 4 month old Jacob. When you're baby number 4, your mom is going to find a way to take you wherever she wants to go :)

This was actually on a Friday, but we were so happy to have our friends Sam, Kimberly, Isaac and Lily come visit us for the weekend all the way from Boston! They were in our ward for a year and we've missed them!

Claire helped Jaden get used to being in the water without clinging to Mom. She is fearless!



Looking through a telescope at the pirate ship out at sea

Caught a flounder!




Beach yoga pose?

This summer has made living through the humid winter out here worth it.  We can survive the next six months if it means another summer like this one :).

10.04.2014

The Spirit of Mount Vernon

Last year Steve was given a gift certificate for a Spirit cruise by a coworker who had gotten it for her wedding and would never use it. We had put it off for over a year because of schedules and babysitting conflicts. But one day as we were researching it more, we realized that there was a Saturday morning cruise to Mount Vernon (instead of Friday nights in Philly/Baltimore/Norfolk) and Jaden could actually go for free! So a totally free cruise for our family to George Washington's house? We'll take it.

Selfie caught in the act.


Passing by Alexandria, VA
I could easily live there...


Dancing to the beat of his own drum


Checking the map so Jaden can tell us where to go next


We just happened to go on the day of a market put on by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. What the random?! It was awesome!



This lady was juggling on that slack rope, too...she was crazy and awesome.







Our boat :)

Myrtle Beach 2014

Such a great week with the Hayward fam!



















Charming Charleston!