Summer Catch Up

We have been having a pretty busy summer so I am going to try to play some catch-up and write a way too long post. For the 4th of July, Ryan took a few days off school and we headed to VA to hang out with my parents. We had a ton of fun and as usual it was hard to leave. Both boys had a blast with their Munga and Papa and Grant was asking when we were going back the day after we got home.

Some of the fun activities included:
Attending a couple 4th of July BBQ's
Shopping (without kids!)
Catching an evening showing of Eclipse with my mom (it was definitely the best of the series)
Eating delicious food... all day
Hanging out with the family
Listening to Ryan and my mom talk politics
and last, but not least
Hitting up the Beach!!

I love going to the beach and since we are hardly able to go now, here are a ton of pictures to commemorate the event. We all had a blast. The boys loved the sand, loved the water, and even loved keeping their hats on (which was a surprise).

We kept the boys nice and covered in their T-shirt suits and hats, and they did not get burned. Ryan and I on the other hand, looked akin to lobsters later that day.

My mom, who is probably not a middle-of-the-day-heat beach person, was a trooper and came with us. She helped keep the boys happy, hydrated and entertained so Ryan and I could actually play out in the water for a bit.

We never made that awesome sand castle but the moat turned out pretty cool.

Ryan had a good grip on the boys to keep the current from getting them (which is surprisingly strong!). And yes, that white farmers-tan skin is what became lobster red later that day.