Beach Cruisers, Tanks, and August Adventures

In August, the girls checked off quite a few items from their summer bucket list, and then some.

$2 movie matinee with a probably $20 ridiculously enormous bucket of popcorn:

Biking on the boardwalk in Newport Beach, riding the Balboa ferry and playing games at the Balboa Fun Zone:

Beach cruisin’

    


Sunburned and exhausted!

Once again, the twins picked out everyone’s outfits for church.

Outfit change and after church bike ride.

There was some kind of safety fair going on at the park and the girls had a blast checking out the fire trucks, police car, and an army tank.

 

Ready to report for duty.

It’s not summer without an outdoor concert.

Daredevils at the skate park:

Jake and the girls ran into Parker and Maple at Home Depot!

The kids made some cute bookends!

In case you’re wondering where pictures of Eleanor and I are on these outings, there are none! Jake took the girls on pretty much every one of outings the entire summer, giving Eleanor and I some much needed peace and quiet on the weekends!

All of our babies get baby acne around 6 weeks, and Eleanor was no exception 🙁

  

Most of our kids complained about tummy time, but Eleanor hardly seemed to care we were forcing her to strengthen those neck muscles!

 

Hanging out with her favorite baby friend.

  

Meredith loved meeting Marisa and being cuddled for hours!

        

Contemplating the meaning of life…

Hmmmm…interesting…

Lots of love,

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Midsummer Eves

The days are hot, the nights are warm and we’ve been staying out way too late having picnics, swimming and running the girls around to get out those last bursts of energy.

Maple and Meredith catch up on an evening picnic playdate.

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Nom nom.

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Cutie patooties!

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Samantha and Amelia sampling the scrumptious Vietnamese food we devoured on a picnic with the Nguyens and Erpeldings. It’s our new favorite take-out!

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No need for the adults to watch the kids with Lily in charge. She had them entertained for an hour!

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Love this fun crew.

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Meredith wanted to impress her friend with her newfound ability to blow raspberries.

Summer concert and snacks with the Erpeldings.

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The kids really got their groove on!

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Late afternoon walks to the park to get some energy out have also been on the agenda lately.

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Meredith tried out her first baby swing. Not as cool as Grammy’s swing, but exciting nonetheless.

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Thrill junkie!

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And, of course, we have the usual post-bath shenanigans, compliments of Samantha and Amelia, on the daily.

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Lots of love,

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