While we took a ton of video during our trip, that doesn't mean I didn't capture plenty of photographs, too. Since you've already seen most of the important parts, I thought I would share a few (ahem, thirty seven) of my favorites from throughout our stay. This trip was a little different than previous years -- we worked hard to say YES to all requests from tiny humans (when safe and feasible, obvs) and to be more relaxed about what we tried to fit in. We went to less "fancy" restaurants and got takeout a ton. We avoided the outlet mall altogether, but we did spent a significant amount of time in the souvenir shops. We rode our bikes and climbed trees and played mini golf more than all previous trips combined and did our best to sooth a mopey Sophie, who suffered from a migraine for the ...
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Beach Vlog | Volume 3
I'm back with volume three and it's kind of my favorite thing ever. We welcomed our cousin Kalli back to the mainland, so there was a lot of on-camera anticipation for that. She moved to Hawaii last October and we've been missing her like crazy. In case you haven't figured it out yet, my entire extended family is super duper close and we always vacation together in the summer. We were lucky enough that she was in a wedding an hour away, so we got to love on her for exactly 48 hours. I wish you could see how excited the girls were in the moments before she appeared -- that is all they talked about for hours and they couldn't stop staring at the door of the restaurant! Also, in this episode, Sophie breaks down how to use her made up word in a sentence and apparently I've been doing it all ...
Beach Vlog | Volume 2
These have been so much fun to put together. I had forgotten so many little moments and funny things the kids said, which make me so happy that I decided to capture these moments in this way. My technique might need a little improvement, but I think I've gotten most of the logistics figured out at this point! Today's installment is remarkably less exciting than yesterday, but I wanted to include a few moments of tape from each day and we spent most of these days in the pool or lounging at the beach. What is more exciting than that?! I'll be sneaking in tomorrow with a Wardrobe Wednesday post dedicated to our back-to-school shopping, but two more rounds of vacation video (and a million and a half photos) will be up on the blog Thursday and Friday. See you there! ...
Beach Vlog | Volume 1
Sure, it's been a month since we got back from our family vacation, but I still like to pretend it isn't over yet. Those two weeks in June are some of my favorites of the entire year and after looking forward to them for months, it's really hard to let go. In fact, I've already made my reservations for next year and have a running list of things I want to update in the trailer before then. Does that make me crazy? Every summer, Josh makes fun of me for the endless photographs I take and reminds me that ya'll don't want to see us posing in front of those same favorite places every summer. As a mom (and keeper of the memories), I can't resist capturing all of those moments, but I do understand where he's coming from. Since we vlogged our mini vacation last summer, I've been dreaming of ...
Flip Through My Bible
I have really loved sharing the pages of my Bible this month. There was something so scary about opening up the pages for you in this way. I was completely vulnerable and given the diverse audience I have here, that is always something that makes my heart race just a little bit. For those of you who found your way here for the first time this month, thank you so much for joining me on this journey. I hope you'll stick around and get to know us outside of these pages just a little bit. For those of you who toughed it out and are ready to see real life return, thank you for your patience and indulgence. I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea and I'm thrilled to know you're here for the long haul. There were many things I wanted to share with you this month that I just didn't get around ...