Pawley's Island

Our annual trip to Pawleys Island was a huge hit this year. We were joined by the Lester-Barralis and the Farrells so, in total, we had 6 kids ages five and under in one beach house. And five of them were boys! Surprisingly we didn't have a single visit to the ER. The kids played great together and it probably helped that they were so wiped out after long days at the beach that they were pretty easy going. Everyone enjoyed swimming in the ocean, jumping over waves, riding in the yellow boat and building sand castles. It will be so fun to watch them all grow together during these annual summer trips.

On top of all that we got to see Grumpy and Jean who came to visit for two days. All the kids loved visiting the pool at the condo where they stayed and Wyatt and Malcolm especially enjoyed swimming with Grumpy and going to the restaurant with the "shark bursting out of the roof." They did have some good hushpuppies!

Napa

We had an amazing family vacation in Napa two weeks ago. Warm weather, pool, lots of grapes to pick, we thoroughly enjoyed the relaxation and definitely want to go back soon. Wyatt even sampled his first grape and said he liked it! Thanks to Jason's friend Michelle for letting us use her home.

Sneak Preview

Lots of build up to my favorite holiday around here - Halloween! They've known for a while now what they want to be so this year I decided I wouldn't wait until the last minute to order their costumes. They came a little early but, of course, they couldn't resist trying them on. Now I just have to convince Wyatt that no, its not a good idea to wear his to swim lessons!

Soccer

The boys have joined a soccer "team." They practice every Friday and have special t-shirt uniforms. Despite the fact that Malcolm's default response to everything these days is, "I don't want to go" they both have a great time. Wyatt's actually in Malcolm's group because his age group was cancelled. He doesn't seem to mind being the coaches helper right now but appears to have some great footwork skills so will definitely try to move to a different group during the next registration.

Fairy Land

This past weekend we met Chuck, Mara, Dottie and baby-on-the-way at Fairy Land in Oakland. The kids had a blast - riding the rides, running through the western town, locking each other in the jail, and playing on the pirate ship. They are at the age now where they take off and play on their own leaving the parents to enjoy a little R&R on the sidelines. All in all a very fun afternoon.

Sushi

Two weekends ago Wyatt and mamma had a date night at the sushi restaurant down the street. He loved it! He especially loved eating with the kid-modified chopsticks they gave him. He meticulously ate an entire bowl of edamame...one tiny bean at a time. We were there about an hour and a half completing his chopsticks experience.

Peppers

Lately the boys are obsessed with all things either green (Malcolm's favorite color) or yellow (Wyatt's favorite color.) They even went so far as to insist that they wanted bell peppers for lunch - Wyatt planned to eat a yellow one and Malcolm of course a green one. Needless to say, that turned out to be a light lunch.