Beach Fun

Summer is going by way too fast.  I wish I could stop time so we could enjoy every minute of it. Well maybe not the hot, humid minutes but the fun family vacation minutes. We've tried to do lots of fun family activities to keep us busy this summer.  We took a quick trip to the beach a few weeks ago and we did all our favorite things. We played in the sand, Isabella swam in the ocean, I did a little antique shopping, we ate at one of our favorite restaurants, and stopped for ice cream.  We were even able to meet up with some friends and have dinner.  I think next to Disneyland the beach is one of our favorite places to go. We usually seem to do the exact same things when we go there but the kids love it and I see it as continuing family traditions.  I'm hoping to take another quick family to the beach trip soon. Until then I will just look at these photos and dream about cool ocean air and yummy fish and chips. 

Bird Houses

We've been passing the summer days doing some fun stay at home projects.  The kids got creative with some bird houses a couple of weeks ago.  We picked up some paint and paintbrushes from my favorite crafts store. I covered the kitchen table, gave them plenty of paint, and I let the kids go crazy. There were no rules to how they should paint their birdhouses. I let go of my constant need to control everything (imagine how hard that was for me). They had no restrictions and they loved it!  It kept them occupied for a long time and now I have lots of little birdhouses to decorate our porch and patio. How are you passing the long summer days?

Isabella is being very careful painting the rooftop.

Ian did a great job using glitter paint.

One guess on who painted this one?

Getting creative by adding stripes to the rooftop.

Ian's masterpieces. 

Isabella's masterpieces.